If Philips Wants To Bring A Tiny Farmer's Market To My Kitchen I'll Let Them. Because I Was Traumatized By Produce.

photo by Veer
This is one of the coolest ideas I've seen in quite some time and since I have been produce traumatized twice in my life I pay attention to the ways we can become less dependent on grocery stores for produce.

Once:  Living in Durango Colorado comes with some really great perks: skiing, mountains, wildlife but it comes with some serious downs as well.  Like being in a grocery store with no PRODUCE in winter.  I'm talking no tomatoes, no lettuce, nada.  Let's just say this didn't go over well for me.  Managers were called, tears were cried amidst the empty tomato bins, and it's blurry but maybe I was asked to leave.  I don't remember that as well......
Seriously..... I look at the produce section EVERY time I'm in a grocery store now to make sure I am still connected to the world. 
Second:  There comes a time in winter in Madison where you might not be able to find certain produce.  Like Basil, Avocados, and Good Lettuce.  You can drive around all you want but you're not going to find them.  Because the produce fairies apparently can't get here in winter.  Or Copp's is messing with us.  Either way, I can be found loudly proclaiming my distaste for 'tundra grocery stores' for most of January. 
Enter the Philip's Kitchen Skyscaper.  It's a unit similar to those little biospheres you can buy for herbs but it's bigger and better.  Also, it's designed really well isn't it?