Rainbow Carrot Mix - seven fancy heirlooms, 350 seeds, spring garden, fun for kids, non GMO, crazy colors
A fun mix of colored carrots to brighten your table and entertain your kids. Varieties are listed below. Surface sow them onto rich compost and keep moist. Carrots grow best under cool conditions. They mature in 70 days but you'll probably eat them all first. *RED CORE CHANTENAY: Crisp and sweet. Flesh is reddish orange *SCARLET NANTES-Fine-grained flesh with a very fine flavor. *KYOTO RED - Sweet crimson Japanese heirloom *SNOW WHITE- Pale and slender. The original heirloom. *SOLAR…
Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore
Urban farming goes vertical, as Singapore opens a 30-feet tall greenhouse for bok choy and cabbage. The farm is already producing half a ton of veggies per day for local supermarkets. But are these vertical "farmscrapers" any more efficient than traditional, flat greenhouses?
Does it really stack up?
Agriculture: Growing crops in vertical farms in the heart of cities is said to be a greener way to produce food. But the idea is still unproven
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An artist's drawing for a possible vertical garden
Fattorie Verticali: ecco la Londra Tower Farm - greenMe
L’ultimo progetto è la London Tower Farm, ideata dallo studio messicano Xome arquitectos per il concorso LOFT AWR 2011 design competition. Si tratta di un edificio che consente ai residenti non solo di coltivare frutta e verdura, ma anche di generare energia elettrica, di catturare l'acqua piovana, e di abitare in un ambiente in cui “la gente può svolgere diverse attività, come fare shopping, lavorare, vivere in una atmosfera rigenerativa”. La London Tower Farm crea, in questo modo, un…
Could solar-powered floating farms provide enough food for the entire world?
Forward Thinking Architecture proposes the Smart Floating Farms: solar-powered and modular farms to help provide food security and resilience worldwide.
Barsha pump provides irrigation water, but doesn't need fuel
Dutch startup aQysta, a Delft University of Technology spin-off company, manufactures what's known as the Barsha irrigation pump. It can reportedly boost crop yields in developing nations by up to five times, yet requires no fuel or electricity to operate.
Green Technology: Renewable Energy and Conservation
Alternative energy sources are being developed by scientists to better harness the wind and sun, and unexpected sources like algae.