How the Dutch Use Architecture to Feed the World — Prepare For Change – March 22, 2020

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By Niall Patrick Walsh,

The Netherlands is the world’s second-biggest exporter of agricultural products. This is remarkable when one considers that the only country which tops the Netherlands, the United States, is 237 times bigger in land area. Nevertheless, the Netherlands exported almost $100 billion in agricultural goods in 2017 alone, as well as $10 billion in agriculture-related products. The secret to the Netherlands’ success lies in the use of architectural innovation to reimagine what an agricultural landscape can look like. →

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This Cardboard Greenhouse Uses Saltwater to Grow Produce in the World’s Harshest Climates — Era of Light – October 10, 2019

(Era of Light)  As the fast-heating global climate increasingly becomes a problem, researchers are warning that severe and prolonged droughts could devastate global food supplies by the end of this century. However, UK-based company Seawater Greenhouse has devised a method of growing fruits and vegetables in some of the world’s most arid desert climates, and its key ingredient is saltwater. ➤➤

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If CO2 is So Bad for the Planet, Why Do Greenhouse Growers Buy CO2 Generators to Double Plant Growth? — Prepare For Change – October 7, 2019

October 6, 2019 by Edward Morgan

By Mike Adams,

(Prepare For Change)  For only “pennies a day,” any greenhouse owner can produce CO2 to help increase plant yields in their greenhouses. That’s the message on CO2 generators sold by greenhouse supply companies across the United States and Canada. →

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Floating Pyramid City Generates 100% of Its Own Food, Water and Electricity — May 12, 2018

Are you tired of living in Suburbia? Perhaps in the future, you can apply to live on the high seas in a community of self-sufficient, solar-powered pyramid-shaped buildings. The Waya abodes, designed by Pierpaolo Lazzarini, are inspired by Mayan and Japanese architecture. The pyramid-shaped buildings come in a variety of shapes and sizes and are designed…Read more & photos

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Greenhouses Of The Future Will Release Our Dependence On Our Food System – January 23, 2017

There’s no doubt that Ezra Pound’s slogan, “Make it New,” sparked the fire that charged modernists to break from the conventions of the Victorian Age. The movement, cemented in practicality and function, is responsible for some of our most notable achievements, like the industrialization of our urban cities and even, perhaps, the Internet. However, its…

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