This supermarket grows its own produce on the store’s roof. It claims to be the first of its kind, which it isn’t, but it’s a very cool idea.
Tag: Aeroponics
Nothing Not To Like About Aeroponics:
It’s been quite a while since we’ve had any discussion of aeroponics, the cutting-edge agricultural system for growing plants (and raising fish) in an extremely compact manner, with a fraction of the environmental impact of conventional farming. It’s funny, it …
Consumerism and Sustainability
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo responds to my suggestion that unbridled consumerism is unsustainable, and that it’s particularly atrocious that so much of it is focused on items that serve little if any practical value. He writes:
The Environmental Effects of Soil Depletion and What We Can Do About Them
After our oceans, our soil is our planet’s next biggest carbon sink (four times more powerful than all the plant life on Earth). The bad news is that the constant depletion of the soil via a range of chemical fertilizers …
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From Guest Blogger Christine Rudolph: Five Ways to Save Power as a Professional in Agriculture
Nowadays, agriculture plays a crucial role in the economy of every existing nation. Not because for the reason that it tends to provide for the whole people of a country but also because that agriculture interacts and corresponds with all …
Exactly, How Does Dead Soil Produce Unhealthy Food?
It’s common knowledge that drought, monoculture, overuse of chemical fertilizer and pesticides, and excessive plowing have created “dead soil” in which growing nutritious food crops is becoming increasing difficult. But exactly how?
More on Aeroponics–A Key Player in Sustainable Agriculture
My colleague Glenn Doty writes on my piece Aquaponics, Aeroponics, and Other Concepts in Modern Vegetable Farming: Upscale restaurants and organic grocers for foodies are one thing. But to analyze where this must eventually end up, and try to find a …
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Aquaponics, Aeroponics, and Other Concepts in Modern Vegetable Farming
Regarding my recent post on aeroponics and other aspects of sustainable agriculture, senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes something that is both correct—and illustrative of a large point in clean tech investment: I believe that the future will rely on …
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Aeroponics, Fabulous Solution for Sustainable Gardening, Could Be Even Better
I ran into a fellow the other day who distributes the “Tower Garden,” a device that uses the principle of aeroponics to enable consumers, restaurateurs, and even grocery stores to grow vegetables quickly, effortlessly, and with far less carbon footprint …
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Sustainable Agriculture and Bee Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)
Those of us concerned about the declining bee population via colony collapse disorder (CCD) are worried primarily about agriculture; a large percentage of the food we eat here in the U.S. is pollinated by bees. A new discovery, published just last week, suggests …
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