这个位于怀俄明州的创新垂直温室正在使残疾人受益

这个位于怀俄明州的创新垂直温室正在使残疾人受益

There's a narrow, tall glass building in the middle of downtown Jackson, Wyoming, that has changed the face of produce in this wintry town while making a massive social impact.

怀俄明州杰克逊市中心有一座狭窄的高大玻璃建筑，它改变了这个寒冷小镇的面貌，同时也产生了巨大的社会影响。

This shiny building has solved a fresh food problem and an employment issue and has become a prototype that other communities are eager to follow.

这座闪亮的建筑解决了新鲜食品和就业问题，成为其他社区争相效仿的典范。

Employees at Vertical Harvest show off some of their harvest. (Photo: Vertical Harvest)

Because winters here can start with snow as early as September, Jackson has only a four-month growing season. That means most produce has to be shipped in from relatively distant lands. So by the time it gets to Jackson, much of its nutrition and taste is gone.

因为这里的冬天早在九月就开始下雪了，杰克逊只有四个月的生长季节。这意味着大多数农产品必须从相对遥远的地方运来。所以当它到达杰克逊时，大部分的营养和味道都消失了。

Sustainability consultant Penny McBride, who was thinking about creating a greenhouse that would provide a local source of produce for the town, approached architect Nona Yehia with the idea. Caroline Croft Estay, an employment facilitator for people with disabilities, heard what they were doing and had a suggestion. She was looking for consistent, meaningful work for her clients and wanted the greenhouse to employ them.

可持续发展顾问佩妮·麦克布莱德正在考虑建造一个温室，为小镇提供当地的农产品来源，她向建筑师诺娜·耶希亚提出了这个想法。卡罗琳·克罗夫特·埃斯泰是残疾人就业促进者，她听到了他们在做什么，并提出了一个建议。她一直在为客户寻找一份稳定、有意义的工作，希望温室能雇用他们。

Vertical Harvest is sandwiched on one-tenth of an acre in downtown Jackson, Wyoming. (Photo: Vertical Harvest)

They met with a town councilman who showed them a small piece of property that was only 30 feet by 150 feet, that was left open after the construction of a downtown parking garage.

他们会见了一位市议员，他给他们看了一小块地，只有30英尺乘150英尺长，是在市中心建了一个停车场后留下的。

At the time they started researching, the Dutch were on the forefront of hydroponics and the greenhouses were mostly large sprawling buildings, Yehia says. So their concept was a relatively different one.

在他们开始研究的时候，荷兰处于水培技术的最前沿，温室大多是大型的不规则建筑，Yehia说。所以他们的概念是相对不同的。

The building is three greenhouses stacked on top of each other with separate microclimates on each floor. (Photo: Vertical Harvest)

They ended up stacking three greenhouses on top of one other to create three different microclimates. The building is a very complex ecosystem, Yehia says, with each floor having the perfect climate for different crops.

他们把三个温室叠在一起，创造了三种不同的小气候。建筑是一个非常复杂的生态系统，Yehia说，每一层都有适合不同作物生长的完美气候。

There's also an intricate system of growing carousels that rotates lettuce plants vertically and horizontally from the first to the second floor. They rotate like a rotisserie chicken display along the southern facade of the building then move horizontally to an employee for harvesting and planting. The carousels are supplemented by LED lighting and fit neatly into a 3-foot vertical slot.

此外，还有一个复杂的种植旋转木马系统，可以将生菜从一楼垂直和水平地旋转到二楼。它们像烤鸡一样沿着建筑的南立面旋转，然后水平移动到一个员工那里进行收割和种植。旋转木马由LED照明补充，并整齐地安装在一个3英尺高的垂直槽中。

After having been approached about the concept by cities around the world, the company is now planning to develop seven greenhouses in different communities around the country in the next five years. They hope to open the first one in the fall of 2020.

在世界各地的城市就这个概念进行接触后，该公司现在计划在未来五年内在全国不同的社区开发七个温室。他们希望在2020年秋季开设第一家。

Co-founder and CEO Nona Yehia was working on a small-scale greenhouse when she was approached with the idea of a downtown project. (Photo: Vertical Harvest)

It will be the same concept of a vertical greenhouse employing people with different abilities, Yehia says.

Yehia说，这和垂直温室的概念是一样的，要雇佣不同能力的人。

Unlike most farms that are out on the fringes of populations, their plan put them in the middle of everything, which made them very visible.

与大多数处于人口边缘的农场不同，他们的计划将农场置于一切事物的中心，这使得它们非常显眼。

Although the struggle was often difficult and the naysayers sometimes had very loud voices, in the end, they were silenced ... especially when they saw the result.

尽管斗争往往很艰难，反对者有时声音很大，但最终，他们被压制住了……尤其是当他们看到结果的时候。

"You have to be a pretty miserable person not to experience the joy and the empowerment you witness on a day to day basis in this greenhouse."

“你必须是一个相当痛苦的人，才能体会不到你每天在这个温室里所看到的快乐和力量。”