Benefits of Hillside Agriculture
- Availability of land for plants, solar panels, and water storage
- Increased solar exposure for plants and solar panels
- Located above the flood-plane
- Gravity-fed irrigation
- Planted and regularly watered hillsides are less likely to catch on fire and / or to experience a landslide.
Drawbacks of Hillside Agriculture
- Irrigation water drains away from the top and floods the bottom plants
- Soil erosion
- Nutrient run-off
- Access to beds may be difficult
3D Precision Irrigation Overcomes Drawbacks
- Prevents irrigation water run-off that floods the bottom plants
- Reduces, or eliminates, soil erosion
- Reduces, or eliminates, nutrient run-off
- Reduces the number of visits to the gardens
- Containers, with drainage, retain moisture, while allowing rain water to be safely channeled away.
