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You found this Padlet's hidden Easter Egg; nice scrolling!

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“It’s like a car that waters the plants”

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Watch the video/read the article for ideas on new types of gardening!

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Less than two years after investing in climate-tech startup Hippo Harvest, Amazon is selling the company's first line of leafy green lettuces. The greens are grown using 92% less water and 55% less fertilizer than conventional produce, according to Hippo Harvest. The lettuce mixes are also farmed using machine learning and robots that operate in greenhouses close to the customer base.

Amazon Fresh online customers in select San Francisco markets are able to purchase the Hippo Harvest spring mix, gourmet lettuce blends, and baby romaine. The greens are grown with no pesticides and packaged in 100% post-consumer recycled plastic.

"Climate change is already impacting how we eat. As water continues to disappear from our agricultural communities, we need solutions that give farmers the ability to make the best use of our natural resources and ensure everyone has access to fresh produce," said Amazon Vice President of Worldwide Sustainability Kara Hurst. "Amazon's collaboration with Hippo Harvest is another step forward in our work to support transformative green technologies while also providing our customers with a broader array of grocery options."

How Hippo Harvest works

Hippo Harvest uses a closed-loop, direct-to-root fertilizer system and machine learning to calculate the efficient amount of water, fertilizer, and light needed to produce high-yield crops, which are grown in repurposed greenhouses. Instead of conventional pesticides, the company uses beneficial insects, peppermint oil, and other natural pest controls.

Hippo Harvest also uses off-the-shelf robots to farm the plants more efficiently, which helps reduce food waste. The robots utilize inexpensive, customized attachments that help them deliver precise levels of water and nutrition to the plants. The robots can also delicately harvest the crops, which prevents the damage that produce often suffers when grown conventionally in fields.

The Hippo Harvest greenhouse will serve as a test case for how the local agriculture community can address both its record water shortage and increasing rain storms.

"We're excited to continue collaborating with Amazon as we work to pioneer growing methods that address some of the biggest challenges facing our food supply and the agriculture sector," said Hippo Harvest CEO Eitan Marder-Eppstein. "We're also proud to support the local Pescadero-area community by serving as a low-water grower, refurbishing a local community greenhouse to house our operations, and hiring local residents to help us expand our business."

Providing customers with more food options

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Amazon introduces Hippo Harvest's first leafy greens line, grown with 92% less water

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Less than two years after investing in climate-tech startup Hippo Harvest, Amazon is selling the company's first line of leafy green lettuces. The greens are grown using 92% less water and 55% less fertilizer than conventional produce, according to Hippo Harvest.

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It cuts the grass

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It cuts grass

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First Grade: Build a plant using LEGOs to add to our garden! Afterwards, make a short video describing your plant!

Fourth Grade: Choose one of the plants, watch the video, then build a LEGO robot to garden it with (i.e. shovel, pruner, fan, etc.) Afterwards, take a picture or video of it and explain how it works! *Don't forget to connect your posts!!!!