40-foot shipping container farm can grow 5 acres of food with 97% less water
“Communities that have to ship in fresh food from far away could start getting local produce right from their parking lots or warehouses thanks to Local Roots‘ shipping container farms. The 40-foot containers house hydroponic farms that only draw on five to 20 gallons of water each day to grow produce like lettuce, strawberries, or kale. Popping up all around the United States, these scalable farms “grow far more produce than any other indoor farming solution on the market” according to co-founder Dan Kuenzi. Local Roots is even talking with SpaceX about using their farms in space…”
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https://inhabitat.com/40-foot-shipping-container-farm-can-grow-5-acres-of-food-with-97-less-water/
If food requirements include water why not food creation from The ocean and floating coral reefs in saltwater seas.
Jon Wayne You can’t grow produce with salt water. The high sodium will kill the root systems.
Wasim Muklashy what about a small lake
the crop there going to produce is called”dehydrated vegetables”.
I hope im not the only one who thinks dehydrated crops are just plastic lettuce and cabbages.
plants need a lot of water so they can give us many nutrients…
but I think your trying to say that growing crops are just a waste of water and money that’s why your finding a way to reduce water consumption for crops and use it where?
i mean we don’t have to find ways to reduce crop water consumption…we only reduce the usage if something when its just going to rubbish waste but is plant a waste of water?no.
why don’t we stop building large resorts and artificial lakes and ponds and start using water the way its meant to be used…
human survival
growing real crops
hygiene
animal survival.and the survival of mother nature!
Charlie Fazbear
Please read the articles before projecting your agendas.
No they are not producing dehydrated vegetables. It says that nowhere. They are producing full blown nutritious produce. Inside a controlled environment, you do not waste water, where, between wind drift and evaporation loss alone, over 10% of the water used in traditional farming methods is wasted. No one is saying growing crops is a waste of water and money. That’s not what “I’m trying to say” so please don’t put words in anyone else’s mouth but your own. What they’re saying quite clearly, along with pictures, is, there are now more efficient ways to do both, especially for the growing demands highlighted by dense populations.
You are literally complaining about the incredible feat of growing 5 acres worth of food inside a box the size of a small apartment using 97% less water than normally used. WHAT IS THERE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT!!???
I’m sure starving populations around the world would be thrilled with your uninformed assessment.
Please at least know the background of the pieces posted, or at the very least read the article, before putting words into other people’s mouths. This isn’t a soapbox for your biases. I curate this collection as a place of meaningful dialogue, and it can’t be meaningful if you don’t read the articles first.
Sustainability and efficiency are at the core of mother nature’s survival. And don’t you worry, she’s going to be just fine. She’ll do what she needs to do to survive. She was here looooooooooong before we showed up and she’ll be here loooooooooooong after we’re gone. We’re arrogant to think that her survival is dependent on us. It’s the other way around. Our survival is dependent on her. She’s boss. We’re the ones that we need to be worrying about. And finding efficient sustainable ways to survive is key to that.
Charlie Fazbear I would like to repeat what Mr. Muklashy just said.