Farmers markets are popular because the food is fresh and grown locally, often by the very farmer that you talk to next to his produce table. (And . . because it's outside, bursting with energy, and sometimes in my city a live Ecuadoran band is playing.)
Our efficient food distribution system has long supported very big, dense cities where the people are very far from traditional farms. But innovations keep coming because we can do better to provide quality food to cities.
Revolution Farms in Michigan produces 350,000-450,000 pounds of produce every year, delivering fresh lettuce in every season, within 1-2 days of picking. Their huge 50,000 square foot greenhouse controls the environment:
"By blending technology and biology, supply chain and advanced agriculture, our farm harnesses natural light, automatically adjusts temperature, wind, shade, humidity and carbon dioxide."
(cont'd tomorrow)
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