http://www.casasugar.com Home sweet home. en http://www.casasugar.com/642287 <a href="http://www.casasugar.com/642287"><img width=160 height=77 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/users/6/61259/38_2007/sb84af.large.JPG'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>Since more than half of the world's population now lives in cities, it makes sense that we try to grow more of that food within the cities themselves. </p> <p>Enter the <a href="http://nysunworks.org/science_barge/about_the_barge.html" target="_blank">Science Barge</a>. The barge uses a system of recirculating greenhouse hydroponics to grow tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, and peppers. Hydroponics doesn’t use soil, and the barge irrigates with rainwater and river water. The Science Barge itself is powered with solar, wind, and biofuels.<br /> <span class="inline left"></span></p> <p>To find out how to visit the barge, and for more pictures, just read more<br /> Taking nearly a year to build, the Science Barge launched in May of this year, and is on a tour of waterfront parks through this year and 2008.<br /> <span class="inline left"></span><br /> Have any New Yorkers out there <a href="http://nysunworks.org/science_barge/visit_the_barge.html" target="_blank">visited</a> the Science Barge, or plan to in the future?</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/12/the-science-barge-making-waves-in-urban-agriculture/" target="_blank">Inhabitat</a>.</p> http://www.casasugar.com/642287#comment garden New York City science barge farm Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:22:58 -0700 CasaSugar http://www.casasugar.com/642287