Urban farming
By jayyerex
@jayyerex (224)
Canada
November 21, 2008 11:58am CST
This is quite possibly one of the best ideas I have heard in quite some time. I was just reading about in the news section. We have the technology to grow our food in spaces where there may not be any farm land such as rooftops. There is no actual soil involved. The plants are fed nutrients through a water and piping system. The technology uses less water, less space and can be produced anywhere in the city. That means that we could have a food source on every rooftop or on select rooftops throughout the city. the benefits of this type of food production are many.
1) Local food production means cheaper food and more of it.
2) Transportation costs would be reduced to almost nothing.
3) Fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions would go down.
I could probably go on for quite a while about further benefits, but I would like to hear from you and what you think those benefits could be. And what about the detractors of the idea? Does anyone have any objections or obstacles we would face in implementing this technology? Let's hear it!
Happy Mylotting, Jay
3 responses
@dozhou (326)
• United States
21 Nov 08
It is not so difficult to do so, but I cannot. A lot of families have patios or backyards. Seeds can be ordered at Lowe's. Most of us still prefer shopping in supermarket. Why? 1. We don't have enough time for that. 2. It must attract some of your attention from your job unless you do it as a hobby. The expense of that seems higher that what you paid in the supermarket.
@jayyerex (224)
• Canada
21 Nov 08
Good points dozhou! It is ceratinly not to say that every person in the country would be growing their own food, but I could certainly see it as a viable option for some. I work in a grocery store here on the west coast of Canada and I see lots of produce from California, Washington, Oregon and other parts of Canada. Of course I believe that putting the infrastructure in place would be costly and time consuming, but I think ultimately it would save us money in terms of the economy and our health care costs.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
21 Nov 08
Now the timing may be right, this technology has been around for many years, but with money really getting tight it just might catch on. It sound simple but does require some instruction. Because the plants are not in dirt or planting medium they must be feed correctly, water must be tested and cannot have chlorine in it.
This means bottled water. Good luck to everyone, give a kit to do this for Christmas
