Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore

Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore : The Salt

npr.org 09 Nov '12, 8pm

Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore

Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's first commercial vertical farm. Courtesy of MNDSingapore. i Senior Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan transplants some leafy green seedlings at the grand opening of Singapore's first commercial vertical farm. Courtesy of MNDSingapore. Singapore is taking local farming to the next level, literally, with the opening of its first commercial vertical farm. Entrepreneur Jack Ng says he can produce five times as many vegetables as regular farming looking up instead of out. Half a ton of his Sky Greens bok choy and Chinese cabbages, grown inside 120 slender 30-foot towers, are already finding their way into Singapore's grocery stores. The idea behind vertical farming is simple: Think of skyscrapers with vegetables climbing along the windows. Or a library-sized greenhouse w...

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@PhilofDelphi » 05 Dec '12, 8pm
Singapore...when you're all city, growing produce on buildings seems logical. verticle urban ag success! [link]
@InterwovenWorld » 29 Nov '12, 2am
A different take on urban farming in Singapore! This could prove a solid solution in densely populated cities. [link]
@thobu » 17 Nov '12, 7pm
nice views ahead | vertical farming in Singapore [link]
@Alternativascc » 16 Nov '12, 6pm
How's that for an uplifting story - go Singapore!! "Sky-High Vegetables: #VerticalFarming Sprouts In Singapore" [link] #NPR
@NyonyakitchenBJ » 16 Nov '12, 10am
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@lindyfrey » 15 Nov '12, 3pm
Singapore opens its first vertical farm, creator believes it offers 5 times the productivity of regular planting. [link]
@LeVignediAlice » 13 Nov '12, 8pm
RT @BKFoodCoalition: Singapore just opened its first commercial vertical farm! Would you want to see something like this in Brooklyn? [link]
@BKFoodCoalition » 13 Nov '12, 8pm
Singapore just opened its first commercial vertical farm! Would you want to see something like this in Brooklyn? [link]
@OMKN » 13 Nov '12, 12pm
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@Taste_of_Nature » 12 Nov '12, 7pm
Via NPR: we're inspired by this amazing vertical farming project in Singapore. [link]
@Kozmasumitsu » 12 Nov '12, 5pm
(Mon05) Vertical farming in Singapore. [link] [link]
@MojoOwl » 12 Nov '12, 5pm
RT @TerracomChicago: Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore + how viable is it? [link] MT @yaleenviro
@TerracomChicago » 12 Nov '12, 5pm
Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore + how viable is it? [link] MT @yaleenviro
@EarthShareNE » 12 Nov '12, 1pm
Sky-High Vegetables: Produce grown vertically next to grocery stores could reduce transportation costs, CO2 emissions [link]
@DuwaneRager » 12 Nov '12, 5am
It's that time of year again! The temperature is dropping, the leaves are falling, and the plants are sprouting!... [link]
@lambsearshoney » 11 Nov '12, 10pm
Singapore opens it's first commercial vertical farm. #foodsecurity [link]
@CristaGalli22 » 11 Nov '12, 3pm
A-Go-Gro is brilliant! Look at the illustration of the new Plantagon planned for Sweden. [link]
@marcoscopic » 11 Nov '12, 2pm
Wicked! RT @SapsuckerFarms: Ok, this is pretty cool... vertical farms in Singapore. [link]
@SapsuckerFarms » 11 Nov '12, 2pm
Ok, this is pretty cool... vertical farms in Singapore. [link]
@stalpade » 11 Nov '12, 6am
Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore: Trays of Chinese vegetables are stacked inside an al... [link]
@GetFollowazHere » 11 Nov '12, 4am
Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore - NPR (blog) [link] #FarmlandNews
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@BenCardoza » 10 Nov '12, 5pm
RT @aquaculturehub: Singapore is taking local farming to the next level, literally, with the opening of its first commercial vertical farm [link]
@aquaculturehub » 10 Nov '12, 4pm
Singapore is taking local farming to the next level, literally, with the opening of its first commercial vertical farm [link]
@DanielLtobing » 10 Nov '12, 4pm
RT @bjkingape: Vertical farming of vegetables, very cool: [link]
@kurtwahlgren » 10 Nov '12, 2pm
Pretty cool. Vertical farming in Singapore. [link] #Environment
@roger_jolley » 10 Nov '12, 1am
The idea behind vertical farming is simple: Think of skyscrapers with vegetables climbing along the windows. Or a... [link]
@ElisabethWriter » 10 Nov '12, 12am
Fascinating! Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore > [link]
@trapdinawrpool » 09 Nov '12, 11pm
RT @C_onfessor: Bloody fucking marvelous. RT @gemswinc: Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore [link]
@FuzzyWuzzyTO » 09 Nov '12, 11pm
Bloody fucking marvelous. RT @gemswinc: Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore [link]
@seaofgreenstore » 09 Nov '12, 11pm
Congrats to Singapore [link]
@bobbywhitetail » 09 Nov '12, 11pm
Farming: Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore: Singapore is taking local farming to the ne... [link]
@zimiyou » 09 Nov '12, 10pm
RT @oekakimaestro: シンガポールで、高層ビルに作った人工の段々畑からとれた野菜が大人気[link]農地が少ない同国では野菜を主に中国などから輸入しているため、値段が数パーセント高くても鮮度にこだわる人や、輸入食品の安全性に不安がある人には需要があるという
@oekakimaestro » 09 Nov '12, 10pm
シンガポールで、高層ビルに作った人工の段々畑からとれた野菜が大人気[link]農地が少ない同国では野菜を主に中国などから輸入しているため、値段が数パーセント高くても鮮度にこだわる人や、輸入食品の安全性に不安がある人には需要があるという
@barefootamy » 09 Nov '12, 10pm
Sweet! 30 feet tall conveyors of cabbage and bok choy? Let's move to Singapore! [link]
@earthisland » 09 Nov '12, 10pm
RT @earthislandjrnl: From the city that took to "vertical living" like none other, comes another first - "farmscrapers" [link]
@mikelking » 09 Nov '12, 9pm
RT @questionlp: Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore [link] via @NPRFood
@viveksurti » 09 Nov '12, 9pm
@tabbulous this is cool! [link]
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Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore : NPR [link]
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Sky-High Vegetables: Vertical Farming Sprouts In Singapore [link] via @NPRFood
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