We want to expand the possibilities of agriculture in an environment where it wasn't thought that you could actually grow plants.

我們想在人們認為不可能栽種植物的環境裡擴大農業的可能性。

We think that that can really change the outlook for the future.

我們認為這真的能改變未來的前景。

Nemo's Garden is an alternative agriculture project where we are trying to find a way to grow plants underwater in underwater greenhouses.

「尼莫的花園」是一個替代性的農業計畫，我們正在努力尋找一種在水下溫室種植水下植物的方法。

We have grown between 50 and 60 different species:

我們已經種植了 50 到 60 個不同的物種：

basil, different kinds of salads, goji, soy, sprouts, medical herbs.

羅勒、不同種類的沙拉、枸杞、大豆、豆芽、藥材。

Harvesting the plants is actually very simple.

收割植物其實很簡單。

We cut it just like we would do on land, and then we wrap it into reusable plastic containers and we just close it up and we pick it up on the surface nice and comfortable.

我們像在陸地上那樣切割植物，然後我們把它包裝進可重複使用的塑膠容器，把它封起來，我們再把它完整的帶回陸地上。

The main challenges of growing plants underwater are: it has never been done; it's all new.

種植水下植物的主要挑戰是：這件事從未有人做過，非常新穎。

Initially, the learning curve was very steep.

最初，學習曲線非常陡峭。

Every operation has to be done scuba diving, and that is a challenge on itself.

每一次操作都必須進行潜水，而且這本身就是一個挑戰。

The main advantages are the protection from outside elements.

其主要優點是對外界元素的保護 。

We are underwater, nothing can get to us.

我們在水下，沒有任何東西可以接觸到我們。

No pests, means no chemicals needed, and, of course, no hail, no storms, the temperature stability that we have inside the water, which is a lot more stable than outside.

無病蟲害，代表不需要化學藥品還有，當然，沒有冰雹、沒有風暴、水溫的穩定性，這是比外面更穩定的。

Plus the higher pressure underwater, apparently, makes our plants grow faster and stronger and with higher contents of essential oils.

再加上水底下有更高的壓力，顯然，這使植物生長更快、更強壯，而且精油含量更高。

The water that we use for the plants is mostly from evaporation of the surface of the saltwater.

我們為植物所用的水主要來自海水表面的蒸發。

Once it's evaporated it condenses back into rain.

一旦蒸發就會凝結成雨。

We basically create freshwater automatically that we don't need to consume any energy for.

這些基本上是自動生成的淡水，我們不需要消耗任何能量。

We know that climate change and the future of demography is headed towards a way where we will be overusing the resources of our planet.

我們知道氣候變化和人口統計學的未來正朝著我們將過度使用地球資源的方向發展。

I hope that Nemo's Garden is a way to use those resources in a very respectful way and balanced way.

我希望「尼莫的花園」是一種以非常尊重和平衡的方式使用這些資源。

The whole concept for the project is to expand the possibilities of agriculture.

這個項目的整體概念是擴大農業的可能性。

In a world that is covered more than 70 percent in water, it simply made sense to us.

在一個水覆蓋超過 70% 的世界裡，這對我們來說非常有意義。