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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Rooftop Urban Farming
Continuing on vertical farming above, CNN highlights how rooftop urban farming has taken root in New York City. Dickson Despommier and Gotham Greens are paving the road for us to adapt greenhouse hydroponics in our local cities. It's become prevalent that restaurants like Bell, Book and Candle are currently using rooftop vertical farming to grow their vegetables, pointing out their lettuce produces 25% faster with hydroponics than normal soil-base growing. In the hydroponic industry, innovation in products will help streamline sustainable ways for urban farmers to grow more easily.
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