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The world requires an area of farmland the size of South America to feed itself. What will we do when we run out of farmland? Craig visits a vertical farm and sees if they could be the future of agriculture.
Special Thanks to:
Green Sense Farms
greensensefarms.com
Dickson Despommier
verticalfarm.com
Dickson Despommier's Book on Vertical Farms
us.macmillan.com/theverticalfarm/drdicksondespommier
Future Of Food Videos:
Can We Make Meat Out Of Plants? - bit.ly/1hwhYHo
Why You Should Eat Bugs - bit.ly/1Jg4IBf
Are Vertical Farms The Future Of Agriculture? - bit.ly/1hExTE6
Why We Should Be Urban Farming - bit.ly/1VuLlsl
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Jake Chudnow
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Driftless Pony Club
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Todd Umhoefer (Old Earth)
oldearthcontact.bandcamp.com
Image/Video Credits:
Dickson at podium, By Pop!Tech [CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Pop%21Tech_2008_-_Dickson_Despommier.jpg
Rice Plants, By IRRI Images (originally posted to Flickr as Korea_0001) [CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rice_Plants_%28IRRI%29.jpg
Rooftop Garden, By Lamiot (Own work) [GFDL (gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rabot-Blaisantvest2009_10_00_150.jpg
Potato Garden, By BASFPlantScience [CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farm_Kartoffelfeld_Schweden.jpg
flooded corn fields, http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2015/Q2/300-million-in-indiana-crops-value-lost-to-flooding-so-far.html, photo courtesy of Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Darrin Pack
Pesticide Warning Sign, By Austin Valley, flickr.com/photos/austinvalley/5688752755
irrigation system, By Gene Alexander, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (photogallery.nrcs.usda.gov No. NRCSCO87001) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PivotWithDrops.JPG
hardwood forest, By Joshua Mayer, flickr.com/photos/wackybadger/7327400812
dew on clovers, flickr.com/photos/cygnus921/3507776233
forest floor, By Danny Steaven (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forest-floor076.jpg
produce in supermarket, By Dungodung (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Boqueria.JPG
Edamame, By Tammy Green (aka Zesmerelda) from Chicago Upscale Dining + Lounge Republic Pan-Asian Restaurant [republicrestaurant.us in Ontario & Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611] (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edamame_by_Zesmerelda_in_Chicago.jpg
Vertical Farm Concept, Vincent Callebaut Architectures, urbanagblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/on-our-urban-ag-radar-hydroponic-vending-machines-oasis-grower-solutions-for-anxious-growers-living-within-a-vertical-farm
Dragonfly Vertical Farm, Vincent Callebaut Architectures, theurbanprospector.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/o-dragonfly-facebook.jpg
hydro car, Bbqjunkie at English Wikipedia [GFDL (gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/FCX_Clarity.jpg
The world requires an area of farmland the size of South America to feed itself. What will we do when we run out of farmland? Craig visits a vertical farm and sees if they could be the future of agriculture.
Special Thanks to:
Green Sense Farms
greensensefarms.com
Dickson Despommier
verticalfarm.com
Dickson Despommier's Book on Vertical Farms
us.macmillan.com/theverticalfarm/drdicksondespommier
Future Of Food Videos:
Can We Make Meat Out Of Plants? - bit.ly/1hwhYHo
Why You Should Eat Bugs - bit.ly/1Jg4IBf
Are Vertical Farms The Future Of Agriculture? - bit.ly/1hExTE6
Why We Should Be Urban Farming - bit.ly/1VuLlsl
►Subscribe: youtube.com/thegoodstuff
►Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/goodstuffshow
►Follow us on instagram: goodstuffshow
►Like us on facebook: facebook.com/thegoodstuffshow
Digital street team: goodstuffshow.com/digitalstreetteam
Sign up for our mailing list: eepurl.com/bnSOcH
The Good Stuff is a proud member of the PBS Digital Studios family
__________________________________________________________________
Music by:
Oscillator Bug
oscillator-bug.bandcamp.com
Jason Shaw
audionautix.com
Jake Chudnow
soundcloud.com/jakechudnow
Driftless Pony Club
driftlessponyclub.com
Todd Umhoefer (Old Earth)
oldearthcontact.bandcamp.com
Image/Video Credits:
Dickson at podium, By Pop!Tech [CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Pop%21Tech_2008_-_Dickson_Despommier.jpg
Rice Plants, By IRRI Images (originally posted to Flickr as Korea_0001) [CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rice_Plants_%28IRRI%29.jpg
Rooftop Garden, By Lamiot (Own work) [GFDL (gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rabot-Blaisantvest2009_10_00_150.jpg
Potato Garden, By BASFPlantScience [CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farm_Kartoffelfeld_Schweden.jpg
flooded corn fields, http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2015/Q2/300-million-in-indiana-crops-value-lost-to-flooding-so-far.html, photo courtesy of Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Darrin Pack
Pesticide Warning Sign, By Austin Valley, flickr.com/photos/austinvalley/5688752755
irrigation system, By Gene Alexander, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (photogallery.nrcs.usda.gov No. NRCSCO87001) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PivotWithDrops.JPG
hardwood forest, By Joshua Mayer, flickr.com/photos/wackybadger/7327400812
dew on clovers, flickr.com/photos/cygnus921/3507776233
forest floor, By Danny Steaven (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forest-floor076.jpg
produce in supermarket, By Dungodung (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Boqueria.JPG
Edamame, By Tammy Green (aka Zesmerelda) from Chicago Upscale Dining + Lounge Republic Pan-Asian Restaurant [republicrestaurant.us in Ontario & Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611] (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edamame_by_Zesmerelda_in_Chicago.jpg
Vertical Farm Concept, Vincent Callebaut Architectures, urbanagblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/on-our-urban-ag-radar-hydroponic-vending-machines-oasis-grower-solutions-for-anxious-growers-living-within-a-vertical-farm
Dragonfly Vertical Farm, Vincent Callebaut Architectures, theurbanprospector.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/o-dragonfly-facebook.jpg
hydro car, Bbqjunkie at English Wikipedia [GFDL (gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/FCX_Clarity.jpg
