Proposal

====**We are going to design a filtration gardening system which will be growing healthy vegetables(tomatoes, peppers and lettuce) in a country such as Nigeria, that is unable to grow this type of vegetation naturally given their particular climate and land conditions. This system will also filtrate any contaminated water and ensure that the vegetables are grown through a healthy system.**====

=Target Communities=

Based on our research, we found that Nigeria would benefit from the proposed gardening system as they do lack the proper land elements such as soil and clean water to produce healthy vegetation.

= = =Problem= Many countries in Africa have land that is not suited to grow vegetation like we are able to grow here in Canada. Citizens cannot afford to purchase vegetables from local markets seeing as they are very expensive. Thus, people simply are not getting enough vegetables and the nutrients in them that are necessary for sarong healthy bodies. The vitamins and minerals in vegetables are necessary to fight off many diseases and ilnesses.

= = = = =Intended Solution= Our goal is to design and implement a man-made gardening system that works with the resources that they already have in Africa. Due to the lack of clean water and healthy vegetables, a country like Nigeria needs a design which will provide them with clean filtrated water to aid in the growing of healthy vegetables.

= = = = =Design Inspiration=

Another man made garden that inspired our ideas is called the AeroGarden. This product is available ein North America for people to grown vegetables in their homes all year around. We hope to reddesign this product keeping in mind the special and distinct characteristics of the African climate, people, resources, affordability and many other conditions.

= = = = =Works Cited=

http://www.aerogrow.com/

"Federal Republic of Nigeria." //Atlapedia//. Web. .

"Nigeria Land Use, Soils, and Land Tenure." Web. .