Posted on Mar 12, 2023
Growing lettuce in a vertical farm uses drastically less water. Is it a solution for a hotter...
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Farmers in Yuma, Ariz., like to tell visitors that they produce 90% of the country's winter greens.
So if you're eating a salad in Buffalo, Boston or Cincinnati, there's a pretty good chance the lettuce was grown near the U.S.-Mexico border with water from the Colorado River.
So if you're eating a salad in Buffalo, Boston or Cincinnati, there's a pretty good chance the lettuce was grown near the U.S.-Mexico border with water from the Colorado River.
Growing lettuce in a vertical farm uses drastically less water. Is it a solution for a hotter...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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..."Inside the Plenty vertical farm in San Francisco, Calif. The lettuce greens, kale and bok choy grown indoors with artificial light require a tremendous amount of energy. But compared to traditional field agriculture, these crops use a fraction of the water when they are grown in a vertical farm."
..."Inside the Plenty vertical farm in San Francisco, Calif. The lettuce greens, kale and bok choy grown indoors with artificial light require a tremendous amount of energy. But compared to traditional field agriculture, these crops use a fraction of the water when they are grown in a vertical farm."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Lt Col Charlie Brown These Vertical Farms Seem to be the Way to Go, Wave of the Future!
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