Still recovering from my trip to NYC, I was headed to bed when I heard that Dickson Despommier is the guest tonight on the Colbert Report.
Despommier is my vertical farming/urban farming hero so it was very cool to see him sitting with my late-night comedy hero.
Not to mention that Colbert showed us a rendering of one of Despommier's visions for a vertical farming spire along the Chicago lake front.
So far, no vertical farms in Despommier's model have been built. But he's experimenting with hydroponics.
While I was surfing I found this great urban agriculture blog: Sprouts in the Sidewalk. Looks like a promising resource.
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I really want to see this project succeed because I think this is could be a solution to are rising food shortage…I am trying to get the first working tower built: http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/vertical-farm-in-new-york-city
Hello,
We are trying to convert some old warehouse space in Chicago into a a vertical farm. Do you know who we should talk too?
Thanks,
Derek
My eyes are on Will Allen right now because he just got a cash infusion from the MacArthurs and because he has a proven track record in urban farming.
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