The world requires an area of farmland the size of South America to feed itself. What will we do when we run out of farmland? Craig visits a...
The world requires an area of farmland the size of South America to feed itself. What will we do when we run out of farmland? Craig visits a vertical farm and sees if they could be the future of agriculture. nnSpecial Thanks to:nnGreen Sense Farmsnhttp://greensensefarms.com/nnDickson Despommiernhttp://www.verticalfarm.com/nnDickson Despommier's Book on Vertical Farmsnhttp://us.macmillan.com/theverticalfarm/drdicksondespommiernn►Subscribe: http://youtube.com/thegoodstuffn►Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/goodstuffshown►Follow us on instagram: goodstuffshown►Like us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thegoodstuffshownnDigital street team: http://goodstuffshow.com/digitalstreetteamnSign up for our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/bnSOcHnnThe Good Stuff is a proud member of the PBS Digital Studios familynn__________________________________________________________________nnMusic by:nOscillator Bugnhttps://oscillator-bug.bandcamp.com/nnJason Shawnhttp://audionautix.com/nJake Chudnownhttps://soundcloud.com/jakechudnownnDriftless Pony Clubnhttp://www.driftlessponyclub.com/nnTodd Umhoefer (Old Earth)nhttp://oldearthcontact.bandcamp.com/nnImage/Video Credits:nnDickson at podium, By Pop!Tech [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Pop%21Tech_2008_-_Dickson_Despommier.jpg nnRice Plants, By IRRI Images (originally posted to Flickr as Korea_0001) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rice_Plants_%28IRRI%29.jpgnnRooftop Garden, By Lamiot (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rabot-Blaisantvest2009_10_00_150.jpgnnPotato Garden, By BASFPlantScience [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farm_Kartoffelfeld_Schweden.jpgnnflooded corn fields, http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2015/Q2/300-million-in-indiana-crops-value-lost-to-flooding-so-far.html, photo courtesy of Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Darrin PacknnPesticide Warning Sign, By Austin Valley, https://www.flickr.com/photos/austinvalley/5688752755 nnirrigation system, By Gene Alexander, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (photogallery.nrcs.usda.gov No. NRCSCO87001) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PivotWithDrops.JPGnnhardwood forest, By Joshua Mayer, https://www.flickr.com/photos/wackybadger/7327400812/nndew on clovers, https://www.flickr.com/photos/cygnus921/3507776233 nnforest floor, By Danny Steaven (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forest-floor076.jpgnnproduce in supermarket, By Dungodung (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Boqueria.JPGnnEdamame, By Tammy Green (aka Zesmerelda) from Chicago Upscale Dining + Lounge Republic Pan-Asian Restaurant [http://www.republicrestaurant.us/ in Ontario & Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611] (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edamame_by_Zesmerelda_in_Chicago.jpg nnVertical Farm Concept, Vincent Callebaut Architectures, https://urbanagblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/on-our-urban-ag-radar-hydroponic-vending-machines-oasis-grower-solutions-for-anxious-growers-living-within-a-vertical-farm/nnDragonfly Vertical Farm, Vincent Callebaut Architectures, https://theurbanprospector.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/o-dragonfly-facebook.jpgnnhydro car, Bbqjunkie at English Wikipedia [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/FCX_Clarity.jpg Less