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That is the question for Bright Farms, an offshoot of NY Sunworks who have built a variety of urban farms to test the feasibility.
The Science Barge on the Hudson River is one of their projects. It is a hydroponic farm that could grow 20 times more produce than a field of similar size, if it were year round.
Right now it is a very promising prototype. It's off the grid, powered by a combination of solar, wind and bio diesel.
A system like this uses somewhere between 5- 10 times less water than conventional agriculture, because it's a closed loop system.
Bright Farm's goal is to see their greenhouses on top of inner city supermarkets.
What could be a brighter idea? Cut out the transportation, cut out the fossil fuels, cut the water waste, provide fresh vegetables -- and make a profit!
--Bibi Farber
For more on Bright Farms see www.brightfarms.com Since 2011, BrightFarms has partnered with 7 major supermarkets chains and has 7 commercial-scale greenhouses in development. The company has raised over $10 million in equity and has $80 million in contracted backlog.
This video was produced by The Economist
