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"Taiwan is using vacant metro spaces to grow highly in demand, sustainable,
clean and organic food.
Advanced and efficient vertical farming methods are being harnessed to help
feed commuters with fresh produce.
Located at capital city Taipei’s Nanjing-Fushing Station, the 40 square-metre
‘Metro Fresh’ hydroponic farm grows lettuce under LED lighting in a sterile
environment to eliminate the use of pesticides and herbicides.
"One thing that most people are worried about is the unavoidable use of
pesticides in traditional land based farming,” says Julia Yang, an executive of
Unimicron Technology, the company behind the metro farm.
They have used high tech equipment to regulate conditions such as light,
temperature and nutrients which are most beneficial to the growth of the
plants."
Via
Future Crunch issue 189:
https://futurecrunch.com/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
