. >> i'm alex thomson , montecito farms. >> seedlings to harvested vegetables. are fresh vegetables to seven restaurants every day. >> this is a tower garden. can you tell us how it works? >> it is a vertical aeroponic garden. the water is is essentially misting and raining down through the center column and getting all the root systems. it would be easier if i show you. how about if i pull this out. look at how healthy and strong these root systems are. and the water every 15 minutes is just washing over these roots. >> is it ready to be harvested? >> yeah, this is ready to be either fully harvested for a restaurant or you could start harvesting it and eating it. >> delicious. >> we have one restaurant here that's garden to mouth in 50 feet. >> i want to check this out. >> we are here in cafe luna. what do you buy? >> why buy kale, arugula, chives. >> what are your customers sayings? >> they say that things really pop, they taste fabulous. >> tell me how it works. how do you do that? >> we're going to start with th almond milk, tear off some kale, an entire ban