Britta Riley wanted to grow her own food (in her tiny apartment). So she and her friends developed a system for growing plants in discarded plastic bottles -- researching, testing and tweaking the system using social media, trying many variations at once and quickly arriving at the optimal system. Call it distributed DIY. And the results? Delicious.
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Nurturing plants in discarded bottles and hanging them on walls, will not only save space but can also provide a natural accessory for your apartment. Having a small apartment should not be a barrier in having a vegetable garden, but rather, a challenge worth overcoming.
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