This supermarket grows its own produce on the store’s roof. It claims to be the first of its kind, which it isn’t, but it’s a very cool idea.
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A Bit Off-Topic, But Let’s Examine Trump’s Credibility
Aeroponics advocate and environmental activist Rafael Quezada writes: Donald Trump has been accused of sexual assault or harassment by 21 women. Here are their names:
Consumerism and Sustainability
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo responds to my suggestion that unbridled consumerism is unsustainable, and that it’s particularly atrocious that so much of it is focused on items that serve little if any practical value. He writes:
The Environmental Effects of Soil Depletion and What We Can Do About Them
After our oceans, our soil is our planet’s next biggest carbon sink (four times more powerful than all the plant life on Earth). The bad news is that the constant depletion of the soil via a range of chemical fertilizers …
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Growing Organic Produce Indoors: An Amazing Use of Space, Water, Nutrients–And Human Capital
When 2GreenEnergy supporter Brian McGowan sent me this wonderful piece on aeroponics and vertical harvesting, I realized in horror that it’s been over a year since I wrote anything on the subject. I think I’ll let the ladies in the …
Exactly, How Does Dead Soil Produce Unhealthy Food?
It’s common knowledge that drought, monoculture, overuse of chemical fertilizer and pesticides, and excessive plowing have created “dead soil” in which growing nutritious food crops is becoming increasing difficult. But exactly how?
Aquaponics: Such a Beautiful Subject
The total number of blog posts here is rapidly approaching 6000, but there was not a single link to an episode of a reality TV show until now, where this home makeover includes an aquaponics garden. It’s hard not to …
Achieving a Sustainable Approach to Energy, Food, and Water on Planet Earth
Here’s a letter I sent to a gentleman I met at a presentation called “Planetary Health.” He lives in Cameroon, and is fabulously well connected with some of the most powerful people in Africa. This is my attempt to facilitate …
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Identifying the Problem in Industrial Agriculture Is Easy; Identifying a Solution that’s Truly Sustainable in Every Way (Including Profitability) Is Extremely Tough
I’ve seen quite a few business plans recently that propose to take a significant amount of investors’ money and build some really cool sustainable agriculture project, i.e., sustainable fish farming or aeroponics used to offer locally grown, organic produce. I …
Sustainable Agriculture: What Do Our Children Eat? How About the Kids in Finland? Greece? South Korea?
When we think about the concept of sustainable agriculture, we normally contemplate the numerous sad facts about how our food in the U.S. is: • Planted (often monocropping) • Irrigated (often with water that comes with great energy footprint, much …
