Indoor farming device and method

Abstract

A shell with a controllable indoor climate. The shell may house plants, such as produce, for farming purposes. The shell may be made of scalable structurally insulated panels. Within the shell may be trays for facilitating the growth of the plants. Lighting, climate, and nutrients may be controlled for the proper growth of the plants.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A housing for the facilitation of plant growth comprising:
 a shell comprising a plurality of walls comprising a front, a back, a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side, wherein the plurality of walls comprises a plurality of structural insulated panels;   at least one tray within the shell, wherein said tray is configured to contain plants;   at least one lighting fixture within the shell oriented to project light onto a the at least one tray; and   at least one door attached to at least one of the plurality of walls to facilitate entry to an inside of the shell.   
     
     
         2 . The housing of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one cartridge within the shell, wherein the cartridge is configured to support the at least one tray. 
     
     
         3 . The housing of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one cartridge comprises a plurality of racks. 
     
     
         4 . The housing of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of racks is adjustable vertically within the cartridge. 
     
     
         5 . The housing of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one lighting fixture comprises a plurality of lighting fixtures, wherein the plurality of lighting fixtures are supported on a bottom of the plurality of racks and from the top of the shell. 
     
     
         6 . The housing of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one cartridge comprises a track on a bottom of the at least one cartridge. 
     
     
         7 . The housing of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one door comprises a plurality of doors. 
     
     
         8 . The housing of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of doors comprises a first door located on the first side and a second door located on the front. 
     
     
         9 . The housing of  claim 8 , wherein the second door is a roll-up door. 
     
     
         10 . The housing of  claim 1 , further comprising a heating, ventilations and air conditioning system. 
     
     
         11 . The housing of  claim 10  further comprising a digital control device that controls at least one of lighting, heating, ventilation, ;air conditioning, humidity, pH levels, EC levels, CO2 levels, nutrient levels, and water input. 
     
     
         12 . The housing of  claim 1 , further comprising a canopy covering a plurality of shells. 
     
     
         13 . The housing of  claim 1 , wherein each wall comprises one panel. 
     
     
         14 . The housing of  claim 1 , wherein each wall comprises a plurality of panels. 
     
     
         15 . The housing of  claim 1 , wherein the structural insulated panels comprises an outer layer of thermoplastic substrate laminate and a foam inner layer. 
     
     
         16 . The housing of  claim 15 , wherein the foam inner layer is polyurethane foam 
     
     
         17 . A method of using the device of  claim 2  comprising:
 placing at least one plant, nutrients and water into the at least one tray; 
 placing the at least one tray onto the at least one cartridge; 
 inserting the at least one cartridge into the shell through the at least one door; and 
 situating the light fixture over the plant. 
 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising controlling the climate within the shell.