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Read the article found here, watch the you tube clip imbedded in the article. What are your thoughts about this kind of farming? Is this something we can do for the mass production of food in America? How do you feel about your food coming from this sort of facility? How is technology helping grow food and what is the advantage is has? Any additional comments are welcomed...
38 Comments
Brian Sputh
1/29/2015 03:27:05 am
I think that this new way of farming in Japan is revolutionary. The fact that this facility is able to produce so much food and that it can change the way food is made. It's great that it limits the amount of water used, in which the water is recycled from the evaporation and then be reused in for watering the plants and food. The 17,500 LED lights are bright enough to be used like sunlight and within the facility you are able to control the temperature and assure the perfect temperature for growing the crops and food. I feel like this is something that we can do In America. We are a well developed country and could produce the resources to make a facility especially with the amount of people that are starving in this country alone. I feel like food coming from a facility will make it feel like artificial food and some people will probably think that growing crops like this makes the food less nutritious and feel as if it isn't grown naturally. Technology is changing and revolutionizing the way that food is made and things are done all around the world and can benefit many people suffering from starvation around the world.
Alyssa Lofaro
1/30/2015 01:22:54 am
I think you make great point Brian, when you talked about how by using this new way of farming we could produce the resources to make a facility to help feed the starving people in this country but also in the rest of the world. By producing food at faster rate, were able to create a "surplus" of food that could be given to those who are starving. Hopefully someone will think of this great idea and start changing the way we farm our food.
Emma Philbin
1/30/2015 02:18:45 am
I completely agree Brian! This is revolutionary and America needs to do this as well. As a developed country that has the money to spend on the indoor farming, we should utilize it. It could not only help us with more food, lower water waste, etc. but other countries as well by selling them our surplus food for a shorter price.
Tara litvin
2/8/2015 06:08:44 am
You're so right Brian. This new technology with growing food will greatly help the hungry and provide healthier food to the world.
Lucas Brennan
3/5/2015 10:24:45 am
You make a great point Brian. Even though there will be some controversy surrounding the fact that it is more artificial, it still will ameliorate the food situation for everyone so it doesn't matter much.
Alyssa Lofaro
1/30/2015 01:18:55 am
I think this new way of farming that Japan is using is fantastic. I never knew that you could create an "indoor farm" and produce as much food as the "food factory" is in Japan. Its also great to see that Japan essentially recycled the abandoned Sony factory by transforming it into this new, innovated factory to produce/ grow food. By growing food in these new "food factories", engineer's in Japan have been able to increase photosynthesis and cell division in the lettuce crops by the use of 17,500 LED lights, which in result speeds up the growth of the plants by almost 2 and a half times. A huge advantage of this new way of farming is not only to grow crops at a faster speed, but it also saves a lot of water that is lost as it seeps through the soil and evaporates into the atmosphere. In this plant the water in recycled and used on multiple crops. I believe that other countries should learn by what Japan is doing because this could be the start of the new future of farming.
Brian Sputh
1/30/2015 02:01:20 am
You make a great point Alyssa that they used an old Sony building and used it as a place to build this indoor farm. I also agree that is also saves a lot of water in which it is reused and is controlled in the "factory". The 17,500 LED lights allow for the plants to be in a controlled environment so that they can prosper and be able to grow a surplus amount to feed people that need it.
Kaitlyn Gibbons
2/3/2015 12:52:32 am
I agree Alyssa, this new way of farming is fantastic. This is such a positive for our environment that many other countries should begin to use.
Emma Philbin
1/30/2015 02:13:03 am
It is amazing how much technology is advancing today. We are hitting new feats everyday, and this advancement in Japan is revolutionary. It's mindblowing how Japan is now creating indoor farms that are able to produce an immense amount of food all while limiting the water usage. Japan's new technology increases the photosynthesis and cell divisions within these lettuce crops by utilizing the new LED lights (that actually quickens the rate of growth by two). That alone is a huge advancement that could somewhat help our food shortage problems in other countries by distributing this surplus food, but this also lowers our water waste which is huge for our environment. Other countries need to pick up and recreate Japan's farming advancements. Our country and our world would immensely benefit.
Gi
2/2/2015 12:46:56 am
I agree that our country, too, should get moving with this technology. We could employ more people all over the nation since you don't need to be on a farm, and we can feed the starving mouths in our own country while we are at it, all the while being more environmentally- conscious.
Gi
2/2/2015 12:45:08 am
With our population soon predicted to reach 9 billion, it is hard to be opposed to a solution like this one. If the produce is still healthy for us, then why be adverse to the idea? Especially since it can save land, water, and some of the 900 million mouths suffering from starvation. As long as this is cleanly produced, we can combat so many problems with less resources. The future is all about innovation. And with our growing population, industrialization of the food industry is bound to occur, so I am glad that there is a 'clean' way of doing it.
Corinne Caminske
2/3/2015 03:46:57 am
Exactly right Gi! The world needs to consider the future and it looks like these indoor farms are the future of food production. We can save those suffering from starvation, as well as save our planet. It looks like a win win for all involved.
Julie Marro
2/3/2015 10:45:47 am
I agree Gi! With a population growing as rapidly as it is, we constantly need to look at how we are producing our food and improve to make it more successful. Changes are bound to happen, and this definitely seems like a positive one.
Kaitlyn Gibbons
2/3/2015 12:51:23 am
Each day I am amazed at the new technology we are able to create. I think that the indoor farm in Japan is a positive addition to technology. It saves energy and water which is helping our environment. I think we should create more of these farms around the world to help food grow faster and in a more environmentally concious way.
Isha
2/9/2015 10:08:57 pm
I completely agree Kaitlyn. The fact that Japan found a way to manipulate LED lighting to make sure the lettuce can grown to its fullest potential as quickly as possible is amazing for us and the environment.
Corinne Caminske
2/3/2015 03:44:47 am
I really wonder why America hasn't invested any interest in this idea; probably because it's not meat. The idea that more food can be produced with eighty percent less waste means a happy planet and happy consumers. If American's were to invest in one of these farms, perhaps it would unable a shift to a more vegetarian and sustainable lifestyle. People need to stop thinking about what we could have done to not harm to our environment ten years ago. We need to look ten years to the future, and the indoor farms are the future.
Nicholas Cowan
2/3/2015 11:43:29 am
I think the reason we have not invested in this idea is because it is a very big shift in practice that I don't think farmers are willing to accept, or the government is willing to handle with all the other problems they have to deal with. Japan was able to make the shift because they had a new slate after the disasters. It is sad to think we need a major catastrophe to make a change today, but unfortunately it is very true.
Julie Marro
2/3/2015 10:43:31 am
I think this is a really awesome breakthrough in revolutionizing agriculture. The way we are growing our food right now is not nearly sustainable enough. Although the idea seems weird to us now, I could see this practice being adopted by many other places all over the world. It is much less wasteful of water and we are running out of land to use for large monocrops. I would definitely eat food coming from a facility like this one, it's sustainable! The way we grow food has to change and it will be interesting to see how we hopefully progress in the coming decades.
Nicholas Cowan
2/3/2015 11:38:23 am
As a prospective urban planner, I see great potential for buildings like these. This idea of vertical farming is something that can help shape our future in a number of ways. First of all, by farming indoors on multiple floors, we can see an exponential growth in production, reduce the amount of water used in irrigation, and preserve vast tracks of land (that are now used for traditional farming) or convert them into productive spaces that do not disturb the soil as much (such as solar fields). Moreover, the introduction of farming indoors, and thus into city environments, closes the gap between rural and urban areas, thus bringing organic lifestyles closer to millions of people, thus reducing transportation and pollution involved in getting produce from the fields to your plate. This is a huge step in the right direction and one day I can see all countries taking up this new idea.
Tara litvin
2/8/2015 06:05:53 am
This discovery of indoor farming is revolutionary. America should build farms like this especially in places like NYC. It is a more efficient way to grow food faster as well as saving water and being more eco friendly, especially because by being able to grow food in cities indoors, less fossil fuels will be used in shipping. I think this new technology should be embraced by America and the rest of the world
Olivia Kaczmarek
2/25/2015 08:56:18 pm
I completely agree with you Tara. Something like an indoor farm would be great for such a large city. Fresh vegetables that haven't traveled 2,000 miles just to get there that would cut down on land use, water, waste, and pollution would be amazing. I don't see a reason why this shouldn't be happening now!
Isha
2/9/2015 08:52:27 am
This indoor farming is an amazing start to a clean agricultural future. One thing that bothers me as I read this is how the article stated that, "if we can build plant factories all over the world, we can support the food production to feed the entire world's population." That purpose was the same as the purpose of the Green Revolution. Norman Borlaug was called the "father of the Green Revolution" and "The man who saved a million lives", but there are still millions of people who die of starvation today. This indoor farm is such an amazing and sustainable farming practice that our world needs, but I feel like we are going to run into the same problem. As much as we like to be optimistic and believe that our leaders will take a humanitarian approach, they will not. They are going to take the approach that makes the most economic sense. Like today, there will be enough food to feed the world, but it won't be distributed to the people who need it. It'll most likely rot in our pantries.
Jake Vail
2/12/2015 02:12:55 am
I totally agree, I often thought as a child "why don't they just turn rundown places into greenhouses or plots for kids to learn about sustainable growth" . I've actually seen a show in which people dumpsterdive and eat food that people throw away, yea it's gross, but they like it and don't complain. Honestly, if we only made and purchased what we absolutely needed, imagine how much good we would do.
Emma
2/12/2015 12:06:03 am
This new way of farming indoors is a great start to preserving our lands. The indoor farming technology is a brilliant idea, it is both safe for the consumers and safe for the environment. I believe that this new technology used in these facilities would be great for the US. We could end the harmful pesticides used in regular farming, and produce more at the same time. However I believe that some people might be against it because the food isn't grown in a normal setting. Personally if the technology used to grow the lettuce heads is safe then we should be growing certain foods this way.
Ryan O'Donnell
3/1/2015 09:13:52 am
I agree with you. i think it is a brilliant new way to farm. we could now stop using harmful pesticides and produce more food for the world.
Olivia Kaczmarek
2/25/2015 08:53:11 pm
The innovative way of farming in the article is truly revolutionary. It uses less land, less water, less waste, and in a much quicker time without doing anything to the lettuce. Just by using light that has a wavelength that increases the rate of photosynthesis and cell division in the lettuce, its being produced two and a half times faster than lettuce that is grown outside. The ultimate goal for this project is to build indoor farms where pollution and drought stand in the way of food production. Although this would be a way to feed the thousands and thousands of people who are starving around the world, I do not like the idea of robots farming and growing our food for us when something like this could potentially be putting farmers out of business. Why not allow the farmers to take over an indoor farm to provide them with the income they need to survive?
William Fridrich
3/29/2015 08:15:06 am
I definitely agree with you, especially in regards to automated food production. I completely understand the point for it in terms of efficiency, but having people to tend to the lettuce or any plant for that matter would provide jobs to people who need them and likely make people much more open to the idea of buying factory-produced produce, since it is still in human care.
Ryan O"Donnell
3/1/2015 09:11:23 am
This type of indoor farming in Japan is revolutionary for agriculture. This type of farming uses less water than in normal use. i think this is something that America could use to make more food for cheaper. we could now make food in industrialized areas, where once we could not. with this type of technology, the millions of people who go hungry could now be able to have food, i think this is something that should be done
Lucas Brennan
3/5/2015 10:20:40 am
I think this new type of farming is certainly something that I see being huge in the future. Innovation is the only way to solve the issue of our growing population and our increasing use of harmful additives to try and produce enough reliable food. Its nice to see something that has a hint of promise for the world rather than what we are doing wrong. With this sort of technology and innovation I think that this could work wonders for people who are starving and need food. This is something that should be put in to place as soon as possible.
Joe Mullen
3/28/2015 11:59:07 am
I agree Lucas, this technology should be spread across the world. This efficient technology could be used to feed hungry people, and provide fresh, local produce in areas where it was no longer readily available.
Ryan
3/30/2015 11:15:42 pm
Good call Lucas. I agree.
Joe Mullen
3/28/2015 11:47:45 am
This successful indoor farming technique shows that there is hope for our struggling planet and our growing population. The fact that the farm is so efficient is breathtaking. I feel that this style of farming could really help save our enviroment while producing food to feed our growing population. The only issue I have with this system is that It probably costs more per head of lettuce using this system compared too the traditional method. This is the only factor that I can think of that would really limit the spread of this system.
William Fridrich
3/29/2015 08:11:21 am
This method of growing food in Japan is both amazing and a bit overwhelming, to think that not only will we be buying products built in factories, but buying food grown in them as well. When I think of food in factories my mind immediately jumps to factory farms, with unnatural conditions and sicknesses among animals, however this is not the case for this new method of farming. The plants are grown under specific conditions imitating those of nature, if not than an even more efficient system, and they are left full of vitamins and nutrients, and leave no food waste. Food coming from a factory would probably take some getting used to, but it would be a very efficient way to grow food, limiting water wastes and likely not needing fertilizers for growth that may have harmful impacts on people and animals alike. Technology for agriculture may just be helping to find cures for the hunger problem in Japan and eventually for the world.
Mariel Lucian
4/1/2015 01:16:22 pm
I agree Will that it's a strange concept to believe that our produce could be grown in factories just like the rest of the food we eat. Could all this "processed" food have detrimental effects? The food is grown by methods imitating nature but what could be the consequences of eating like that? These are questions I wonder if there are answers to.
Ryan Rattazzi
3/30/2015 11:13:25 pm
because our population can soon reach 9 billion, we need to make a change like this one. Especially since it can save land, water, and some of the 900 million mouths suffering from starvation. We can combat so many problems with less resources. The future is all about innovation. And with our growing population, industrialization is bound to occur and a new way is coming.
Evan D'Agostino
4/1/2015 03:28:38 pm
I couldn't agree more. We will soon need to support 9 billion lives on this planet and ideas like this will enable us to achieve that.
Mariel Lucian
4/1/2015 01:12:17 pm
I find this method of farming very interesting. I'm slightly skeptical but if it's a step in solving world hunger I think it's a great start. This industrialized agriculture could revolutionize the framing world and if successful lead to feeding the hungry. Their aim seems to be to simply help those who are in need by providing more produce cheaper and faster. I don't know how I would feel eating food grown so industrialized but I'm open to the idea. Having the technology to grow food faster is impressive especially because they utilize much less water that is just lost through evaporation.
Evan D'Agostino
4/1/2015 03:26:40 pm
I think that this is the future of farming. Climate controlled rooms could allow for the growth of fruits and vegetables in an area of the world that with conventional farming techniques, wouldn't be possible. Indoor farms could also speed up the production of the crops allowing them to get to the market faster. Oh yeah.... Less pollution as well. Leave a Reply. |
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