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Food for the City – from the City

posted by mrpg on Thursday September 06 2018, @01:03AM   Printer-friendly
from the I'd-eat-it dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Innovations Report:

Whereas the number of people living in cities worldwide is continually growing, the already scarce area used for growing food and resources has been steadily shrinking.

This disparity, however, can be partly bridged by urban farming, the practice of growing food in cities and urban areas. Fraunhofer IAO has published a study investigating how cities could benefit from locally grown food and resources, looking at indoor plant and microalgae cultivation.

Safeguarding the long-term supply of food and resources to urban areas is a growing challenge – particularly in densely populated cities with limited access to surrounding agricultural land. Furthermore, intensive farming practices and heavy use of chemicals are putting increasing pressure on natural resources and land.

Algae farming is tough sledding.

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  • (Score: 2) by suburbanitemediocrity on Thursday September 06 2018, @03:37AM (4 children)

    by suburbanitemediocrity (6844) on Thursday September 06 2018, @03:37AM (#731140)

    Yeah, I'd vote for snails. Or slugs.

    I once found a mummified slug in the back of a closet. It had to have crawled over 15m of carpet to get there.

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by c0lo on Thursday September 06 2018, @12:51PM (3 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday September 06 2018, @12:51PM (#731270) Journal

    Yeah, I'd vote for snails. Or slugs.

    Sush, you fool!
    Trump may hear you and get upset you prefer snails or slugs to him.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 06 2018, @04:11PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 06 2018, @04:11PM (#731362)

      Hey! Don't bring them into Trump's madness.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 07 2018, @07:46PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 07 2018, @07:46PM (#731886)

      Wow. Article and posts have 0 to do with politics or Trump, and you still slide in a chance to let everyone know you don't like him. Congrats.

      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Saturday September 08 2018, @09:32AM

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Saturday September 08 2018, @09:32AM (#732100) Journal

        Thanks

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