Category: Agriculture
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Agrivoltaics, what’s that?
Whenever solar comes up in conversation, something that I often hear is the concern about putting solar arrays on land that could be used for other things, particularly farm land. Sure, we can avoid this by putting solar panels on roofs, but is that the only way? Enter agrivoltaics (or agrisolar, agrophotovoltaics, dual-use solar). Agrivoltaics… Read more
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Agritainment
I’m a sucker for documentaries. Historical, ancient civilizations, travel—it’s all fascinating. I love seeing and learning about new places and cultures, especially by visiting those places, but documentaries provide glimpses of new places and information and ignite a desire to learn more. I found myself watching a documentary the other evening that my Prime Video… Read more
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Vertical Farming
In our exploration of sustainable landscape practices, we looked at vertical gardens. Now, let’s go bigger and see how that concept has morphed into vertical farms! Vertical farming has the potential to allow us to increase food production while keeping the same or smaller physical footprint. By 2050, the world population is estimated to exceed… Read more