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You can also keep track of what you and your household
or business have harvested and consumed through your
recorded history.”

Homefarm crops are grown using natural grow medium
and seeds provided by Homefarm and sold in its sustainably
packaged Grow Packs, which are available online. The
crops on offer are thoroughly tested and vetted by experts.
Currently, Homefarm’s crop library sits at 20 but it is growing
continuously, and they are aiming to double the crop library
to 40 over the next 12 months.

But why would you want to grow crops inside when we live
in sunny South Africa?
“Homefarm is an excellent option for those living in apartments
or homes without the possibility of food gardens and can
be an ideal substitute for an outdoor food garden,” explains
Currin. “It provides the benefit of being fully automated and
enables homes with outdoor food gardens to grow a greater
variety all year round, with crops fully protected from pests.
All this without the hassle of remembering to water every day.
Homefarm is also an excellent tool to propagate seedlings or
even clone crops, enabling a food gardener to more quickly Michael Currin with his invention
establish their garden and to germinate and propagate crops
earlier in the season.” include additional lighting hours, to compensate for lost
lighting hours during load-shedding,” says Currin. This is
And the great news is that all Homefarm systems are just one of the many unique advantages of investing in a
resistant to load-shedding. “The machine doesn’t stay on Homefarm indoor farming system.
during load-shedding, but we have ensured that the system
does not miss watering cycles and can be programmed to www.myhomefarm.io/

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