Disused telephone box becomes solar-powered herb garden

"An old red telephone box in Waltham Forest has been turned into a vertical farm growing herbs for a local charity. Funded by the local council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), the transformation of a disused British red telephone box, located just outside the William Morris Gallery on Forest Road, has turned it into a self-watering vertical garden. Inside the phone box is a custom designed, 3D printed 'Petal Planter' vertical system, complete with solar-powered ventilation and a self-watering pump."

"A selection of fresh herbs, such as mint, parsley, coriander, and edible flowers, is grown in the greenhouse and are periodically donated to the local food bank Pl84U Al-Suffa. It's not a practical way of feeding people as the efficiency is too low to be commercially viable, but as a way of making people think about food and how it's grown, putting a farm inside a phone box is inspired."

An old red telephone box in Waltham Forest has been transformed into a self-watering vertical garden growing herbs for a local charity. The project was funded by the local council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and is located just outside the William Morris Gallery on Forest Road. Inside the box a custom-designed, 3D-printed 'Petal Planter' vertical system operates with solar-powered ventilation and a self-watering pump. The greenhouse produces mint, parsley, coriander and edible flowers that are periodically donated to the local food bank Pl84U Al-Suffa. The installation is low-efficiency and not commercially viable, but it encourages reflection on food production and was initiated by local artist Sean Rodrigo.

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