Our third and final review went very well: the instructors praised our ability to dive deeper into the heart of our users and present a bold yet still "simple" product for their opportunity areas of improvement. We decided on pursuing the double-decker garden out of all the ideas from Phase 2: the two-tiered structure would allow plants to grow on both the upper and lower layer. The top shelf is tilted upwards at an angle to allow for a larger window (and thus more sun) for the ground-level bed, and the structure is equipped with insulation curtains that would allow for the plants to survive through the cold weather of December and prismatic crystals can disperse light from the top layer to the bottom layer. Promising research shows a potential development in light, strong cardboard (bridge-like) structures that can hold thousands of pounds, which would lower the cost for our product significantly and allow it to be reusable and formed via flat-pack kit. The goal of our product is to increase the growing season and the yield produced in a plot.
For hobbyists, the product allows them to grow seasonal plants longer into various temperature changes and months, e.g. tomatoes and strawberries during February and March, in addition to growing more in the same floor space. For the coordinators that struggle with long waiting lists for plots and limited garden space, they can implement a STACK - the name of our structure - into the existing or new community gardens. Gardeners no longer need as much as space as they had because their growing area hasn't changed very much with the STACK so now the land can be divided into more plots and grab more from the waiting list.
Our third and final review went very well: the instructors praised our ability to dive deeper into the heart of our users and present a bold yet still "simple" product for their opportunity areas of improvement. We decided on pursuing the double-decker garden out of all the ideas from Phase 2: the two-tiered structure would allow plants to grow on both the upper and lower layer. The top shelf is tilted upwards at an angle to allow for a larger window (and thus more sun) for the ground-level bed, and the structure is equipped with insulation curtains that would allow for the plants to survive through the cold weather of December and prismatic crystals can disperse light from the top layer to the bottom layer. Promising research shows a potential development in light, strong cardboard (bridge-like) structures that can hold thousands of pounds, which would lower the cost for our product significantly and allow it to be reusable and formed via flat-pack kit. The goal of our product is to increase the growing season and the yield produced in a plot.
For hobbyists, the product allows them to grow seasonal plants longer into various temperature changes and months, e.g. tomatoes and strawberries during February and March, in addition to growing more in the same floor space. For the coordinators that struggle with long waiting lists for plots and limited garden space, they can implement a STACK - the name of our structure - into the existing or new community gardens. Gardeners no longer need as much as space as they had because their growing area hasn't changed very much with the STACK so now the land can be divided into more plots and grab more from the waiting list.
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