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Eco Tech: World’s first vertical farm within a zoo developed in Europe

Anupam — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:09:19 +0000

Eco Factor: Vertical farm feeds animals, saves water. Paington Zoo Environmental Park in Devon is house to the world’s first vertical farm within a zoo. The VertiCrop Garden, as the system has been named, would provide fresh crops for the...

Eco Tech: Plant factories in Japan offer ‘safe’ vegetables 24 hours a day

Anupam — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:52:40 +0000

Eco Factor: Food factories produce organic vegetables 24 hours a day. With the land available for farming depleting quickly, inventors have started to look toward possibilities that allow farming practices that are not dependent on the climate...

Eco Gadgets: Green Cycler uses waste food to grow fresh food

Anupam — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:46:43 +0000

Eco Factor: Food waste disposal system uses compost to nourish organic vegetables. By the year 2020 there will be far less land available for irrigation than what will actually be required to provide food for the billions of humans and...

Recurring E coli contamination slackens market for organic produce

Esther — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:41:06 +0000

Following the reports suspecting contamination of lettuce with E coli bacteria, bagged lettuce under the Foxy brand, packaged as ‘Green Leaf 24 Count, waxed carton,’ and ‘Green Leaf 18 Count, cellophane sleeve, returnable carton,...