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Water Collection System: Flexibility of a 2'x2' Module

DateTuesday, February 2, 2010 at 10:45AM

[X]The goal for this module is simple – to collect water. However, when modules combine with the many functions at SmartFarm, the system becomes more than merely the collection of precipitation. An individual can carry and connect the module, which gives the system more freedom (without the need for machinery or specialists) and the user can decide how to use the module.The diagram illustrates four basic uses for the water collection module, which can be used alone or in combination depending upon the user’s needs and preferences. First, for large stalk-like crops such as sunflowers or corn, the module can simply be placed on the soil over the planted area. As the plants grow between the troughs, the module provides support and shelter for seedlings, and also allows water to reach the base of the plant. Excess water is collected in the troughs and can connect to a larger channel of an irrigation system. Second, the modules can be filled in with soil between the troughs and smaller crops can be grown. Small perforations in the troughs can provide extra water to low garden crops that perhaps require more precipitation. Vine crops can be grown on the module when it is arranged vertically, as shown in the third example. By placing the modules slightly at an angle, water runs down the troughs and connects to horizontally placed modules that again can connect to the larger irrigation system for the farm. Finally, modules can be placed on the exterior walls and/or roofs of greenhouses or dwellings on the site, and can also be used as a “gutter” system which could bring water into an underground rainwater storage tank and purification system. Modules on the walls can support vine plants as well.Valerie Bartels

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