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Is Vertical Farming Falling Flat?

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Freelance writer Scott Pruden explains, “Vertical farming’s supporters tout its many benefits — among them, saving arable land and preventing deforestation, cutting agricultural water use, locating food sources in urban centers, and making up for a decline in the number of farmers.”[1] Can it succeed?

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Growing Food in the Dark

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However, a team of scientists from UC Riverside and the University of Delaware could help humanity gain a new appreciation for the term “in the dark” through their development of a way to grow food in total darkness — and they’re not just talking about mushrooms! ” Why it matters. What are the drawbacks?

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

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The largest impacts start in the South and move their way up the US latitudinally – think Florida to Georgia to North Carolina, and Texas to California to Washington to Oregon. California. Known for its plentiful sunshine and mostly mild winters, California provides a great growing climate throughout much of the year.

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E Pluribus Unum and the Resiliency of American Democracy

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The area is famous for being the location where George Washington crossed the Delaware River from Pennsylvania to New Jersey on Christmas evening 1776. Every year on Christmas morning the town reenacts Washington’s crossing of the Delaware and celebrates the freedom he and other patriots won during the Revolutionary War.

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