Vertical Farming at Paignton Zoo - - A Step Further to Benefit the Animals And Mother Nature

Paignton Zoo, the home to thousands of amazing animals and plants has been conserving our global wildlife heritage and inspiring visitors to respect animals and the environment since 1923. Now, the zoo goes a step further to benefit the animals and Mother Nature. In an attempt to reduce its carbon footprints and provide fresh and healthy food to the animals, Paignton has started growing rocket, small baby chard, kale, spinach etc., just a few minutes away.

The food is being grown on-site that too in a sustainable way. Vertical farming is what they look towards to feed the animals. Built by a Canadian company, the vertical growing system concept is installed on a small patch of land and grows food in a more affordable manner. The 3 meter high system is capable of growing 11, 200 plants using less amount of water. It has cut the zoo’s food requirement by nearly 10 percent. See a tour to Paignton’s vertical farm here.