Methods, systems, and devices for above-ground vertical farming comprising a structure including i) a bed comprising a horizontal platform at a lower end of the bed and ii) a framework coupled to the bed and configured to maintain the bed in a position elevated from a surface while the framework is in contact with the surface, wherein the platform comprises a floor surrounded by at least one wall and the bed comprises at least one flowpath configured to allow drainage of water from the lower end of the bed; and a reservoir positioned with respect to the structure with an upper end of the reservoir surrounding at least a portion of the lower end of the bed proximate the floor of the bed and a lower end of the reservoir positioned at a point lower than the bed.