Food can be grown in backyards, front yards, empty lots, and on rooftops, addressing the space limitations of traditional agriculture.
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Food education through school linkages is important for children to learn where food comes from and become “prosumers” (producers as well as consumers).
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Controlled environment agriculture involves growing food indoors, such as in greenhouses, to protect crops from unpredictable seasonal changes.
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Geoponics is growing with soil, which is alive with microbes, bacteria, and other creatures that break down nutrients for plants.
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Hydroponics is a water-based solution for growing food, offering advantages like water conservation, nutrient recycling, faster plant growth, indoor cultivation, and protection from pests.
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Aeroponics uses a nutrient mist sprayed directly on plant roots, conserving water and allowing quicker plant growth.
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Aquaponics combines the growth of plants and fish in an artificial ecosystem, where fish waste provides nutrients for the plants.
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Vertical farms build upwards, allowing more plants to be grown in a room or building, and could potentially integrate housing, retail, and workplaces.
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Vertical farms could create a whole new economy, providing jobs for engineers, botanists, plumbers, and salespeople.
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Green walls can absorb carbon, lower the heat island effect, cool temperatures, provide oxygen, and can be used to grow herbs and vegetables.
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