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I was talking to pinche tejano last summer about this Urban Vertical Farming, then i saw & bookmarked this cool article at Treehugger:
"The Vertical Farm" the movie by Sting
Since 1989, Sting has been involved in protecting the Amazon through the Rainforest Foundation which he co-founded with his wife Trudie Styler and last month played a benefit concert for the organization. He's been involved in other environmental causes like supporting sustainable food, and now he's putting a camera where his mouth is. The performer is producing a film about vertical farming, according to the Deadline blog, starting with documenting the first one to be planted in the U.S.
Sting and his partner in the project, manager Kathryn Shenker, have purchased the film rights to The Vertical Farm: Feeding Ourselves and the World in the 21st Century. The book by the concept's proponent Dr. Dickson Despommier, a Columbia University professor, will be released in October by Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press.
To make room for nature, farms of the future may have to move off the land and into skyscrapers. Dickson Despommier explains his idea.
here is a "concept" video...
what Urban Vertical Farming could be
these people are taking it one step farther....
the system above makes good sense to me. using everything you possibly can to it's best advantage.
i'm not sure i'm real keen on the hydroponics though.
i feel that is much akin to trying to take vitamins in place of eating real food.
there are things in there that scientists still don't understand... not only what they are but how they work together.
i just think growing seeds in dirt will produce healthier, more nutritious... better! food.
(but i may be wrong)
VertiCrop, a UK based company has developed a method of vertical farming, using hydroponic growing techniques which don't require soil, saving space and energy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
