INNOVATION SHELVES IN VERTICAL FARMING

1. Background/ Description

Lucban, Quezon is known for having a colourful harvest and festival. This municipality contains
large numbers of farms, many of Lucban residents own farms for them to use in their businesses and
aside from that, they have their own sources of food. But only some of the residents possess lots to
have their own farm. Not all of the Lucban residents have the opportunity to sow and harvest fruits and
vegetables to earn money and to have their own business. Some are not capable to own a lot because of
the lack of money. They also miss the opportunity to earn and sell some of the vegetables they harvest.
Only those people who possess their own lot have also the chance to receive fertilizer and seeds given
free by their municipal agriculture department.

So our group BINHI came up with the idea of innovating an agricultural system that gives
benefits to all of the residents of Lucban specially those people that needs and do not have their own
lots to plant. BINHI proposed the implementation of vertical farming in a lot where it can maximize the
spaces for the crops that will be planted. Inside the structures, the group also innovated the modular
shelves where variety of vegetables: root crops and leafy vegetables will be planted.

2. Materials

Materials

Materials for Building Construction Materials for Shelves

Floor
Concrete (fly ash) Beams Aluminum bast Body of shelf
Columns
Bamboo Ventanillas Galaxyhydro led Grow lights
Slanted columns
Glass Butterfly Garden Aluminum tubular Removable Crops
structure Stacks
Screws

Wheels

EXPENSES (FIXED COST) FOR SHELF INNOVATION

Galaxyhydro led grow lights = Php. 2000/pc x 12Pcs =P24,000.00

Aluminum bast body of shelf (210cm) = Php. 200/pc x 21Pcs =P4,200.00
Aluminum tubular (210cm) = Php.150/pc x 8Pcs =P1200.00
 Screws = Php.15/10pcs x 100Pcs =P150.00
Wheels = Php.75.00/pc x 4Pcs =P300.00
TOTAL EXPENSES = P29,850.00

3. Production

In every 64 ft meter floor area, 2 modular shelves will be placed inside the given floor area back
to back. A modular vegetable shelf is sized also 8ft by 8ft which also has 64 ft sq. A total of 128 ft sq.
area for crop planting is put in the floor area 64 ft sq.. These floor areas will be rented by the farmers
and other people that wanted to sell vegetables to the visitors.

4. Benefits

- This innovation will maximize the area of the lot where renters can plant crops. It will add estimated
more than double the area of the conventional farming, depending on the number of storeys of the
structure built.

- Lucban residents that do not own a farm and do not have the opportunity to plant and harvest crops
for them to earn money, can rent according up to how many 64 ft sq. of floor area they can rent or buy

- Many vegetables and fruits will be harvested; lots of crops will be sold and exported.

- The tourists and visitors will learn, discover at the same time enjoy the innovation of modular
vegetable shelves, because they can interact with the vendors and buy e crops.

- The Lucban municipality will be known for vertical farming innovation with modular shelves.