According to the New York Daily News reported, JFK airport terminal 5th there is a 24,000-square-foot, about the size of half a football field, is designed to give passengers the agricultural teaching, rather than actually eating. Yet JetBlue wants to use it to produce, supplied to restaurants in the Terminal, even want to kind of purple sweet potato chips on a supply flight. Airport allows in the future, they may also raise animals such as bees, butterflies.
They aimed to teach people knowledge in agriculture, as well as enhance the appearance of the Terminal. "We know that people like green spaces, this is why people have green space at home. Since like, at the airport, why not get it? "The airline's head of sustainable Mendelssohn (Sophia Leonora Mendelsohn)," says flight began from the ground. ”
Farm at the airport is not a simple matter, JetBlue took 3 years to be approved. Something really mind any of the airport can attract wildlife, especially birds. So they can plant tomatoes, corn, berries, seeds and sunflower (JetBlue to the JetBlue JFK grow wheat and BREW their own beer). So in the end, JetBlue will grow potatoes, onions, basil, absolute security of carrots and other crops. JetBlue plans to grow 1000 strains of potatoes, produces about per 4-6 months 1000 pounds, with 1100 other plants, including Mint, Arugula, beets, garlic, onion and spinach.
The GrowNYC cooperation projects with the nonprofit environmental organizations, local school students can learn in gardening. Some spices and plants to JetBlue's Terminal restaurant, and the rest would be donated to a local food bank.
All the plants will be planted in plastic milk box tied together, and on the hook on the cement floor. In accordance with the requirements of the port authority of New York and New Jersey, plant building should be at least able to withstand hurricane winds of 160 miles per hour. The first few months, the farm will not open to the public. Until spring, after approval through the hierarchy, JetBlue hopes to give local students of open education projects. Eventually, the airline may be envisaged were invited to visit by their passengers.
The investor of the project is the Hine Group (Hain Celestial), they are chips, Terra Chips and other natural food brand manufacturers, including Arrowhead Mills, Earth's Best, Health Valley and Walnut Acres. The company's Marketing Director, Simon (Jared Simon) said now they are planting purple potato JFK airport, and hopes to raise awareness about agriculture awareness. "Most people may not even have been a potato farm," Simon said, "we'd love to do some agricultural knowledge to market, consumers have a strong desire to know source of food. ”
These potatoes will eventually be made into Terra Blues potato chips, this chip since February 2000 officially became a snack on JetBlue. Last year, JetBlue issued 5.7 million package. A one ounce of potato chips 1 to 3 potatoes, small farms can only supply less than 1% of demand at the airport, most of chips also comes from Maine farms.
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