Kitchen gardens and herbs in a pot have been around for
centuries in one form or the other. Most of us who grew up in
smaller towns and suburbs remember fetching tomatoes from our
backyards while our urban fellow earth mates had windowsills
with herbs growing in them. With the earth crossing the 7
billion people mark a few days ago, perhaps it’s about time the
kitchen garden made a grand come back. Environmentally, it makes
a whole lot of sense to grow a part of the food we consume every
day in our own homes since it helps purify the air inside the
home. It provides food to families at a fraction of the fuel
costs that it takes to ship and transport food from farms to
stores and to homes, and it also allows homeowners to know
exactly how their food is growing and they can ensure that they
and their families only get to eat the most organically grown
food. The Grow Tank indoor living food system by designer Sophia
Nicholson takes the sound philosophy of having a kitchen garden
at home and takes it to the next