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The growBot Project: Imagining the Future of Organic Farming

The growBot Project: Imagining the Future of Organic Farming

What do you get when you combine robotics and small-scale organic farming? Atlanta foodie Lady Rogue is examining that very question with her growBot project. Lady Rogue is a busy woman! She’s a cook, social provocateur, community organizer, asker of questions and maker of plans. She runs the underground food community rogueApron, its corresponding [...]

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The Power of the Sun… Flower

The Power of the Sun… Flower

Fuel your car with Sunflowers?  Not that far fetched, we already use them in the production of biodeisel, and now scientists are looking into using this fast growing iconic flower to make Ethanol. Certain woody species like the Silverleaf and Algodones dune sunflowers can grow up to 21 feet high and have the ability to produce [...]

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Vertical Farms: "Growing Up Sustainably"

Vertical Farms: "Growing Up Sustainably"

This weekend I came up with an innovative solution to both the food shortage and the negative impact modern agricultural practices have on the environment… build up, not out! Then, reading the Huffington Post this morning, I found out that I did not invent this idea… Vertical Farming, which has been discussed for [...]

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