Public Farm 1 is a unique farm located in New York City’s PS1 (Public School 1) courtyard.

Bringing sustainable construction together with sustainable agriculture, PF 1 is built entirely of recyclable materials, is 100% solar-powered utilizes rain collection for irrigation. PF 1 is a giant container garden, formed as a folded plane made from cardboard tubes designed to hold planters for vegetables, herbs and fruit. While most of the tubes create an elevated canopy for shade, some tubes extend to the ground to become columns. Each column holds a different program, from seating to sound environments to a mobile phone charging column and even a juice bar at the farmers market.

PF 1’s intent is to educate thousands of visitors on sustainable urban farming through the unique medium of contemporary architecture.

Watch a time lapse video of its construction:
 
http://publicfarm1.org/index.php?/ongoing/construction-time-lapse/