Thursday, October 11, 2012

11/10/12: Vertical farming

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  • New York is known for its experimental food scene so it comes as no surprise to learn that products from vertical farms are appearing on menus across the city.   Vertical farming involves grows a multitude of aqua life is a column.  Seaweed, mussels, and scallops grow at the top of the water with shellfish such as clams and oysters below. besides saving space, vertical farmers claim the practice helps restock marine life.  Vertical farming is growing in popularity so look out for products in a restaurant near you soon.  Read more...
  • A funny and insightful profile on Frances Bender and David Whyte of the award-winning Huon Aquaculture.  It neatly highlights the gap between public perception of salmon farming and the reality.  Read more...


The Earth flag is not an official flag, since ...
The Earth flag is not an official flag, since there is no official governing body over Earth. The flag holds a photo transfer of a NASA image of the Earth on a dark blue background. It has been associated with Earth Day. Although the flag was originally copyrighted, a judge ruledhttp://www.tabberone.com/Trademarks/CopyrightLaw/Copyrightability/articles/EarthFlagVsAlamoFlag_A.shtml that the copyright was invalid. Earth Flag Ltd. v. Alamo Flag Co., 154 F. Supp. 2d 663 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


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