Keeping agriculture sustainable increasingly means keeping it local. Besides the environmental benefit of reducing reliance on fossil-fuel guzzling transportation, eating local food is a more seasonal and often healthier experience. With concern about food security growing, it might turn out to be safer, too. The folks in charge of the Science Barge, a new urban farming experiment in New York, are bringing local food production closer than ever. In this video Vanessa Rae learns about the floating greenhouse facility, which is designed as a demonstration of how urban space, especially rooftop space in big cities like New York, can be used to efficiently produce food. Self-powered by solar panels, wind turbines, and a biodiesel generator, the Science Barge uses state of the art computer technology and an agricultural technique called hydroponics to grow fruits and veggies using much less water and space than field farming. Watch out, city slickers. Farm country is coming to your neighborhood.
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July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
awesome!
leave it …
awesome!
leave it to the 20% of entrepenures to solve any human problem & not a giant big brother government
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
The worm boat I …
The worm boat I like but could paint an organic brown dirt and what about human ?
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
hey buddy that host …
hey buddy that host is my girl
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
the host is cute….
the host is cute….
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
This is very smart. …
This is very smart. Aquaponics is the way to go though. However separating solids from the fish to breakdown and feed plants without pumping fish tank water through is the key to adding required nutrients for all types of plants.
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
look at all that …
look at all that algae! hide your water from the light.
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
i don’t know either …
i don’t know either….but u find out let me know…thanx
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
I’m really glad I …
I’m really glad I got to see this video. It’s very insightful.
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
what kind of …
what kind of college class would be best to learn the most about plants and hydroponics? i definitely loved the video and learn alot from the website…. any other tips? thanks
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
I wanna live there!
I wanna live there!
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Thanks, I’m all …
Thanks, I’m all about full resource portability on all levels…
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
that’s awesome! …
that’s awesome! thank you for watching the video & I hope you will be able to see more of them in the future.
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Thank you for …
Thank you for watching.
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Thanks! Glad you …
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video.
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Cool, how was it?
Cool, how was it?
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
It’s a really …
It’s a really effective system. Thank you for watching the video!
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Thank you! Please …
Thank you! Please tune in for more in the future.
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Thanks!
Thanks!
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
I’m glad you like …
I’m glad you like the video! Thank you for checking it out and I hope you will enjoy future videos.
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
thanks!
thanks!
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Thank you for your …
Thank you for your comment! I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
im calling my …
im calling my senator and demanding these people get some dam stimulus money no strings attached this is simple amazing realy give them more money and the more solar panles and funding to build smaller community gardens elsewhere if we need green jobs i demand these people do the hiring
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Same here lol!
Same here lol!
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
vertical farming is …
vertical farming is our only hope – do not let them take our vitamins away!!
July 12th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Thats really Cool
Thats really Cool