The Awkward City: DIY Lunch Anybody?

On this episode we are going to talk about feeding urban areas through Vertical Farming. Is this the answer to our increasing food demands? We ran out of space and we have more reading so if you would like to look through more of our resources, feel free to reach out! We would be happy to share. Website: https://theawkwardstare.wixsite.com/podcast IG: @theawkwardstarepodcast Email: [email protected] Produced by JayJayFantastic Productions Feed the World-  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/feeding-9-billion/ Feeding the World Sustainably- https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/feeding-world-sustainably 5 Ways to Feed a Growing World Population Sustainably- https://www.goodnet.org/articles/5-ways-to-feed-growing-world-population-sustainably The Vertical Farm - http://www.verticalfarm.com/ This Farm of the Future Uses No Soil and 95% Less Waterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_tvJtUHnmU The Vertical Farm- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/09/the-vertical-farm Vertical farming: disrupting agriculture- https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/vertical-farming This company wants to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city in the world- https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/11/8/16611710/vertical-farms Inside Farm.One: Vertical Farming in Downtown Manhattan- https://fluence.science/case-studies/farm-one/ Long Island growers see vertical farms as the 'future of agriculture'- https://www.newsday.com/business/technology/vertical-farm-organic-herbs-restaurants-1.50200437 These buildings combine affordable housing and vertical farming- https://www.fastcompany.com/90603950/these-buildings-combine-affordable-housing-and-vertical-farming Vertical farming sector struggles with costs- https://www.futurefarming.com/Smart-farmers/Articles/2020/4/Vertical-farming-sector-struggles-with-costs-569801E/ Vertical Farms Could Take Over the World- https://www.freethink.com/videos/vertical-farming Next Gen Farming Without Soil and 90% Less Water | GRATEFUL-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ww2TP_tU7o