Chloe Rutzerveld Reflects on Four Years of Mini 3D Printed Vegetable Garden Edible Growth10/15/2018
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Chloe Rutzerveld Reflects on Four Years of Mini 3D Printed Vegetable Garden Edible Growth https://ift.tt/2AdibeW Imagine not only holding a tiny ecosystem in your hand, but then eating it, in just a bite or two. That’s the concept behind Edible Growth, a 3D printed “mini vegetable garden” created by Eindhoven-based designer Chloé Rutzerveld. Rutzerveld designed the idea back in 2014, and since then, Edible Growth has grown in popularity, having been displayed in North America, Asia and Europe. Currently, the design is being showcased in Brazil’s Museum of Tomorrow, and is also featured in Rutzerveld’s new book, which was published last week. Edible Growth consists of a spherical 3D printed crust with several holes in it. Inside is “edible soil” filled with yeast, seeds and spores that, within days, grow into plants and mushrooms that poke through the holes in the crust, becoming a bite-sized garden that is both adorable and nutritious. One issue with 3D printing things like fruit and vegetables is that processing them into printable paste causes a significant loss of nutrients. By growing plants inside a 3D printed case, Rutzerveld allows them to keep their original form and all of their nutritional value, while employing 3D printing to create something new and exciting. Four years after introducing the concept for the first time, Rutzerveld reflected upon the fame of Edible Growth.
Edible Growth shows not only how food can be creatively 3D printed, but how it can be eaten while still growing, and how food can be grown inside the home to lessen the demand for huge agricultural tracts of land. Rutzerveld’s other works include a plant-based stroopwafel and an experimental meat cookbook. She may not have wanted to be known as the “3D food printing girl,” but Edible Growth has opened up plenty of doors for her to explore the way food is prepared, eaten, and considered. Her book, Food Futures, will be available worldwide beginning in early 2019. Discuss this and other 3D printing topics at 3DPrintBoard.com or share your thoughts below. Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com October 15, 2018 at 03:03PM
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