Images via Core77 Damien O’Sullivan, a designer in Rotterdam, noticed something about the boats in the Amsterdam waterways — they’d make perfect greenhouses. With just the right mix of large flat space and access to sunlight, the floating platforms can be turned into urban farms. O’Sullivan came up with a plan called Boatanic, a combination of “boat” and “botanical,” and is proposing that a new urban farming plan that utilized house boats be used for year-round fresh produce sold subscription farm-style. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Boatanic Design Turns Boat Houses Into Perfect Platforms For Floating Gardens