Urban Mist Farms

As early as the 1920’s, plant biologists started experimenting with simple aeroponic systems as a way to study and observe plant root development.

In 1942, W. Carter was the first to describe the method of plants growing by water vapor. By 1944, L.J. Klotz was the first to use vapor misted citrus plants while researching the diseases of citrus and avocado roots. By the 1970’s, many plant hobbyists began testing the idea of growing plants in water instead of soil.

Later, this methodology of growing plants with dangling roots in water instead of soil became known as hydroponics. As the popularity of hydroponics exploded, the National Aerospace Scientific Administration (NASA) started to fund more work in the field of aeroponics by 1990’s.

Although hydroponics continues to be very popular, a growing interest in aeroponics as a commercially viable enterprise is emerging.