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Urban agriculture has been real for decades, starting with the industrialization of Western Europe in the 20th century. Urban agriculture has been also well practiced in poor economies such as Cuba, where it serves as an important way of self-reliance. Today, with conventional agriculture "Big Ag" being at a cross-road in terms of its ecological impact on the environment and the increased food demand of a population growing to 9bn people by 2050, urban agriculture may very well be one key of a solution for the 21st century. As Roman explains, urban agriculture offers the solution to grow potentially enough food in the city to feed its entire population. What's more, it also creates healthier, wealthier and happier cities, offering consumers with fresh & quality food choices and access to better quality of life. Roman Gaus, Founder of UrbanFarmers Roman Gaus (32)- from corporate career to social entrepreneur & urban farmer. Roman's story is both fascinating and inspiring. When Roman returned from the States to Switzerland, he left a short but steep career with companies such as Procter & Gamble, Novartis and Franke Group. Yet, he brought with him an emerging concept about inner-city farming, which he had seen take a grass roots approach in US cities. Back in Switzerland, Roman was surprised by the proven, Swiss-engineered technology know-how of Aquaponic; a combination of fish and vegetable farming, ideally suited to grow locally grown & organic food without soil in the city -- the idea behind UrbanFarmers was born. Determined to drive economic, social and ecological impact, Roman is now founder & CEO of UrbanFarmers AG, a pioneering Spin-off from the University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) in Wädenswil that aims to bring sustainable urban agricultural practices into cities of the 21st century. Web: urbanfarmers.ch -- Twitter: @UrbanFarmersCH In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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http://www.tedxmanhattan.org/2012talks Stephen Ritz is a South Bronx teacher/administrator.  With the help of extended student and community family they have grown over 25,000 pounds of vegetables in the Bronx while generating extraordinary academic performance. His Bronx classroom features the first indoor edible wall in NYC DOE which routinely generates enough produce to feed 450 students healthy meals and trains the youngest nationally certified workforce in America.  Stephen has consistently moved attendance from 40% to 93% daily, helped fund/create 2,200 youth jobs, captured the US EPA Award for transforming mindsets and landscapes in NYC, recently won the ABC Above and Beyond Award, helped earn his school the first ever Citywide Award of Excellence from the NYC Strategic Alliance for Health and attributes these results directly to growing vegetables in school. His speech at Columbia University, "From Crack to Cucumbers," along with the release of a You-Tube Video (Urban Farming NYC) resulted in a national following including an invite to the White House Garden. Dedicated to harvesting hope and cultivating minds, Stephen dreams of opening a nationally replicable Career Technical Education public school in the poorest Congressional District in America rooted in urban agriculture, green and sustainable initiatives. For more information, visit www.greenbronxmachine.com More information at http://www.tedxmanhattan.org About TEDx, x = independently organized event: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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Dickson talks about Vertical Farming: A 21st century hunger and conservation solution that promises, "urban renewal, sustainable production of a safe and varied food supply (year-round crop production), and the eventual repair of ecosystems that have been sacrificed for horizontal farming." Dickson Despommier is the Emeritus Professor of Public Health and Microbiology at Columbia University, and the vertical farming concept grew out of a medical ecology course he taught in 1999. Articles about the subject have been published in The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Popular Science, Scientific American and Maxim. In October 2010, his first book on the subject, The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century, was published. More can be learned through his website, verticalfarm.com. What is TEDx? In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxWINDYCITY, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxWINDYCITY event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized. This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED.

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In which John witnesses his parents' goats having sex, including all of the weird foreplay that precedes goat sex, like the part where the male goat urinates on his own beard and then rubs it all over the female goat, and then the part where the goat humps in all the wrong places. Basically, it's a Thoughts from Places video about walking around the woods in North Carolina, only I stumbled into...yeah...goats loving goats. Our mom has a little soap left after the holiday sales... and it's DFTBA Soap! it will probably sell out soon. If you'd like some, check out http://farmerjanesoap.bigcartel.com/ There are some new tickets to the Boston Tour de Nerdfighting event and the venue has changed. More info here: http://www.wellesley.indiebound.com/event/john-green You can find out about tickets for other Tour de Nerdfighting stops at http://dft.ba/-tourdenerdfighting2012 HERE ARE A LOT OF LINKS TO NERDFIGHTASTIC THINGS: Shirts and Stuff: http://dftba.com/artist/30/Vlogbrothers Hank's Music: http://dftba.com/artist/15/Hank-Green John's Books: http://amzn.to/j3LYqo ====================== Hank's Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/hankgreen Hank's Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/hankimon Hank's tumblr: http://edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com John's Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/realjohngreen John's Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/johngreenfans John's tumblr: http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com ====================== Other Channels Crash Course: http://www.youtube.com/crashcourse SciShow: http://www.youtube.com/scishow Gaming: http://www.youtube.com/hankgames VidCon: http://www.youtube.com/vidcon Hank's Channel: http://www.youtube.com/hankschannel Truth or Fail: http://www.youtube.com/truthorfail ====================== Nerdfighteria http://effyeahnerdfighters.com/ http://effyeahnerdfighters.com/nftumblrs http://reddit.com/r/nerdfighters http://nerdfighteria.info/ A Bunny (\(\ ( - -) ((') (')

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http://www.ted.com Chef Dan Barber squares off with a dilemma facing many chefs today: how to keep fish on the menu. With impeccable research and deadpan humor, he chronicles his pursuit of a sustainable fish he could love, and the foodie's honeymoon he's enjoyed since discovering an outrageously delicious fish raised using a revolutionary farming method in Spain. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

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TEDxBrainport 2012 - Making the Future Gertjan Meeuws is a pretty stubborn Dutch horticultural engineer, convinced that the way we are producing our food today, won't be a sustainable solution for feeding the world of tomorrow. Born in The Netherlands in 1962, he finished the University of Applied Sciences in 's-Hertogenbosch in 1983. Ever since, he has been involved in improving the performances of crops by combining his plant physiological knowledge with developing mathematical models and disrupting insights. Gertjan says we are using too much land, too much water, too much pesticides and too much transportation to deliver fresh food. He is managing partner of PlantLab, where he and his partners are not looking for improving the existing supply chain, but for creating a totally new and better one, based on their invention: Plant Paradise. Food - Can we feed the world? About TEDxBrainport 2012 - Making the Future There are many challenges in the world today. Hunger and disease continue to affect large parts of the developing world. Financial instability is halting progress in developed countries. We're running out of resources and changing the natural world in ways we don't totally understand. How can we make a better future? Discover the next big bordering-on-crazy ideas for humanity at TEDxBrainport 2012. About TEDx. TEDx was created in the spirit of TED's mission, "ideas worth spreading." The program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at the local level. At TEDx events, a screening of TEDTalks videos -- or a combination of live presenters and TEDTalks videos -- sparks deep conversation and connections. TEDx events are fully planned and coordinated independently, on a community-by-community basis.

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We're gonna try this again. Trying a different background track on here so that it hopefully won't be blocked on cell phones. Enjoy! Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/PetersonFarmBros T-Shirts and Online Store: http://thepetersonfarmbros.bigcartel.com/ Twitter: @gregpeterson33 @npete16 @kmerle7 Greg Peterson Music Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/gregpetersonmusic A parody music video by the Peterson Farm Bros (Greg, Nathan, and Kendal) promoting agriculture! If you like it, feel free to share it with your friends! Words by: Greg Peterson No copyright infringement of original song "I'm Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO was intended. Thanks to our younger sister Laura for helping us film! Watch the outtakes videos on our channel: http://www.youtube.com/thepetersonfarmbros Lyrics: When I'm up at seven, the sunrise gives me a glimpse of heaven I get right to work, a farmer's life can be a little berserk yeah This is how I roll, I feed the cattle till their stomachs are full Treat em right, that's my belief, What's for dinner? I say beef! Gotta Feed Everybody Gotta Feed Everybody Gotta Feed Everybody (Uh-Huh) I work out (side!) When I step to the bunk (yeah) This is what I see (Uh-huh) All the hungry cattle are staring at me I got passion for my plants and I ain't afraid to show it show it show it show it I'm farming and I grow it When I'm in my tractor, I got more power than an arc reactor And when I'm in the field, I try to raise crops to maximum yield This is how I roll, without me the world would be outta control The hours I work, there is no equal Gotta feed the mouths of hungry people Gotta Feed Everybody Gotta Feed Everybody Gotta Feed Everybody (Uh-Huh) I work out (side!) When I step to the bunk (yeah) This is what I see (Uh-huh) All the hungry cattle are staring at me I got passion for my plants and I ain't afraid to show it show it show it show it I'm farming and I grow it Water, water, water, water, water, yeah Water, water, water, water, water, yeah Water, water, water, water, water, yeah Water, water, water, water, yeah, yeah Cattle need water man, Crops need water man, We all need water man! I'm Farming and I Grow it!

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Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AandBSubscribe Like A&B on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/like-AB Watch The Making Of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bylrwd13SAw Directed by Steve Glashier "We all read about the Detroit Urban Farms project and saw the documentaries about it and it really moved us all. To see a community reclaiming the crumbling city blocks to grow the food they need is an incredible story in so many ways. It was moving, topical and also a beautiful and apt illustration of what the song is actually about - triumph over adversity. As a video concept, it was perfect in so many ways." - Above & Beyond's Tony McGuinness Initially inspired by an article written by journalist Paul Harris on Detroit's urban renewal city farms in the Guardian newspaper, the video for Above & Beyond and Gareth Emery pres. OceanLab 'On A Good Day (Metropolis)' captures the song's essential meaning of triumph over adversity through the powerful, visual narrative of the Georgia Street Community Collective and their determination to make a better, brighter life for their local community. Since the collapse of a once thriving automotive industry, Detroit has become known as a monument of urban decay with disused warehouses, derelict wasteland and vacant factories peppering the city. Georgia Street Community Collective are one of many organisations harnessing local action and bringing community volunteers together to create positive results -- regenerating wasteland as urban farms and community gardens. For more info on the regeneration of Detroit: http://www.georgiastreetgarden.blogspot.com http://www.pri-de.net/board http://www.urbanfarming.org http://www.hantzfarmsdetroit.com http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu http://www.garethemery.com Original Mashup by Myon & Shane54 http://www.myonandshane54.com/ To be the first to hear Above & Beyond's new album Group Therapy click here: http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/grouptherapy/ Website: http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu Tour Dates: http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/tour-dates Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aboveandbeyond Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/aboveandbeyond Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/aboveandbeyond Google+: http://bit.ly/ab-google TATW Podcast: http://bitly.com/tatwpodcast iTunes: http://www.itunes.com/aboveandbeyond Anjunastore: http://www.anjunastore.com/ Spotify: http://spoti.fi/above-and-beyond Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/aboveandbeyond Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/aboveandbeyond

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A whirlwind of energy and ideas, Stephen Ritz is a teacher in New York's tough South Bronx, where he and his kids grow lush gardens for food, greenery -- and jobs. Just try to keep up with this New York treasure as he spins through the many, many ways there are to grow hope in a neighborhood many have written off, or in your own. (Filmed at TEDxManhattan) TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector

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Us modern-day humans require a lot of food to keep us going, and we're craving more than ever. But as the world population continues its inevitable march upwards, the question must be asked: What happens when the planet is no longer able to keep up? Read More: Earth Overshoot Day http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/earth_overshoot_day "August 20 is Earth Overshoot Day 2013, marking the date when humanity exhausted nature's budget for the year." UCLA students map L.A. County agriculture: 1,261 urban farming sites http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-20130820-urban-farming,0,1208529.story "California is known as the produce basket of the nation, but until now, Los Angeles County evoked little of that bucolic bounty." What is Sustainable Agriculture? http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/sarep/about/def "Agriculture has changed dramatically, especially since the end of World War II. Food and fiber productivity soared due to new technologies, mechanization, increased chemical use, specialization and government policies that favored maximizing production. These changes allowed fewer farmers with reduced labor demands to produce the majority of the food and fiber in the U.S." The Land Institute http://www.landinstitute.org/ "At The Land Institute, we believe that a solution for the 10,000 year old problem of agriculture — soil loss and degradation, ecosystem destruction, and high energy use — is not only necessary, but possible." Detroit foodies promote urban farming as way to fight blight, grow economy http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20130812/NEWS01/130819989/detroit-foodies-promote-urban-farming-as-way-to-fight-blight-grow# "For Greg Willerer, Detroit's new urban frontier is a lot like the Wild West: Grow enough food to support your family, make do with what you have, and rely on your neighbors when you need help." The Future of Farming, Part 1: Controlling the Environment http://www.technewsworld.com/story/The-Future-of-Farming-Part-1-Controlling-the-Environment-78646.html "Famine... or feast? Soil... or hydroponics, aquaponics, aquaculture or aeroponics? Nine billion hungry human beings will be living on planet Earth by 2050, according to United Nations estimates." Cultivate Los Angeles Interactive Map http://cultivatelosangeles.org/ "This site presents Cultivate L.A., a University of California Los Angeles Master of Urban and Regional Planning Comprehensive Capstone research project, meant to assess the state of urban agriculture in Los Angeles County in 2013." Watch More: History of Wine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7cukSVCC-w Grow Your Own 'Shrooms: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkH53E-KRSQ What Do Eyebrows Do?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBzDtu4x84A&feature=c4-overview ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter http://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter http://twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook http://facebook.com/dnews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com

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Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/PetersonFarmBros T-Shirts and Online Store: http://thepetersonfarmbros.bigcartel.com Twitter: @gregpeterson33 @npete16 @kmerle7 Instagram: @gregorynorris Greg Peterson Music Page: http://www.facebook.com/gregpetersonm... A parody music video of the song, "Roar," by Katy Perry done by the Peterson Farm Bros (Greg, Nathan, and Kendal)! If you like it, feel free to share it with your friends! Concept: Nathan Peterson Lyrics: Greg Peterson Music: Katy Perry No copyright infringement of the original song was intended. Boehringer-Ingelheim Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BIVIPreventionWorks Scott's Hometown Foods Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scottshometownfoods Lyrics: I used to help feed cattle as a lad Pitchin' hay in the bunk just like my dad Now I'm a farmer too, I grow your beef for you I guess you might not know just what it takes To help produce those thick and juicy steaks It starts with guys like me, out on the farm you see I load the corn, I load the (HAY!) Then the silage fills it all the way The wagon churns, I pull ahead Cattle know that they about to get fed They hear the noise, they run around (HEY!) Cattle thunder gonna shake the ground It smells so good, they see it now [Chorus] I've got the eye of the bovines, at dinnertime, staring through the sunshine Cause I am a farmer and they wanna see me chore Morning, morning and night Cause I am a farmer and they wanna see me chore Oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh They wanna see me chore Now the cattle know that I'm their guy I treat 'em right, keep 'em healthy and alive I feed to zero, so I'm their hero The markets go down, the costs go up (HEY!) The farming life can get so rough I feed in the cold, I feed in the rain The weather makes you go insane It can hold me down, but I'll get up (HEY!) A true farmer will never give up I love my job, and I know that [Chorus] I've got the eye of the bovines, at dinnertime, staring through the sunshine Cause I am a farmer and they wanna see me chore Morning, morning and night Cause I am a farmer and they wanna see me chore Oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh They wanna see me chore Chore, chore, chore, chore I've got the eye of consumers, at dinnertime, or standing in the checkout line Cause I am a farmer and you'll wanna see me chore Morning, morning and night Cause I am a farmer and you'll wanna see me chore Oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh You'll wanna see me chore

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In this episode, veteran beer-making instructor Jeremy Frey, from F. H. Steinbart Company, one of the oldest home beer supply houses in the country, shows us how to make a batch of home-made beer. The printed recipe from the video is on Cooking Up a Story: Amber Ale recipe: http://cookingupastory.com/the-beginners-guide-to-making-home-brew Food Farmer Earth - a journey of wide discovery about our food http://www.youtube.com/ffe Subscribe to Food Farmer Earth-receive the latest videos http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=foodfarmerearth Visit Cooking Up a Story for more stories, recipes, photos, and complete written posts http://cookingupastory.com Follow us: Google+ https://plus.google.com/+foodfarmerearth/posts twitter http://twitter.com/cookingupastory Facebook http://www.facebook.com/cookingupastory Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/foodfarmerearth/ Website RSS Feed http://cookingupastory.com/feed Cooking Up a Story channel on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/cookingupastory

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Monsanto were voted the most evil corporation in the world in 2011 by readers of Natural News - but why do they have such a bad reputation? We take a look at the history of the company, including Agent Orange and Polychlorine Biphenyls - or PCBs - right up to modern farming practices and genetically modified seeds, pesticides and crops. Check out AlltimeConspiracies video on Monsanto: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nemcPBLPFF0 StoneOcean's music: www.stoneocean.info StoneOcean's channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/RatedmusicOfficial Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/TRUsub Why you should subscribe to Truthloader: http://bit.ly/1aGJD0a More videos from Truthloader: Syria is starving: http://bit.ly/1bV4tdD What is Israel's Magic Wand?: http://bit.ly/1emh4a4 Where is the most polluted place on Earth?: http://bit.ly/1g21m4d Police officer brutally beaten up in New York: http://bit.ly/18tzhRO Occupy abolish $15m debt in the US: http://bit.ly/I4mYB1 Afghan army torture prisoner as US forces look on: http://bit.ly/HCBcJg Private prisons: How US corporations make money out of locking you up: http://bit.ly/HKLbNb Anonymous Million Mask London 2013: http://bit.ly/16DVDPh Is China taking over the world?: http://bit.ly/HwHcmv Saudi whips and beats victim for looking at his wife: http://bit.ly/1aLlSET The NSA has collected your address book: http://bit.ly/1cswbRD Abductions and executions: Counterterrorism under Obama: http://bit.ly/18G9zoK The war on drugs is a war on you (Part One): http://bit.ly/19pXcgC A race for what's left of the planet - The Arctic battleground: http://bit.ly/15hsbOy Check out our top 20 videos playlist: http://bit.ly/V55Vna Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/truthloader Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/truthloader Join us on Google+: http://google.com/+truthloader Read our reddit: http://reddit.com/r/truthloader Truthloader is a channel dedicated to citizen journalism. We find the best examples of crowd-sourced video and independent content, then use our expertise to add context and analysis. We respond to the stories you're interested in, so if you've got a story you'd love us to get to the bottom of, tweet us, Facebook us, or respond to our videos with a comment - and perhaps check out our reddit.

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For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=65841 In Singapore, the challenge of feeding a growing population is pushing the concept of urban farming to new heights. A super-efficient vertical farming system is producing greens for 5 million residents. "Can we supply enough food for everyone on the planet?" is a question plaguing leaders around the world. In Singapore SkyGreen offers one example of how this might be possible, "not just technically, but economically". By increasing their food security while reducing the impact of food production on global climate change, SkyGreen is 10 times more productive per square foot than conventional farming. Centre for Investigative Reporting

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Last year, NASA announced that they had found water on Mars. This posed a question to scientists: Could we grow plants in the soil of Mars? Trace explains what is necessary to grow crops on Earth, and if Mars is able to sustain life. Read More: This Scoop of Mars Soil is Two Percent Water http://news.discovery.com/space/this-scoop-of-mars-soil-is-two-percent-water-130926.htm "By now, we probably all know that there was once significant quantities of water on the Martian surface and, although the red planet is bone dry by terrestrial standards, water persists as ice just below the surface to this day." Vegetables on Mars Within Ten Years http://phys.org/news/2014-04-vegetables-mars-ten-years.html "The soil on Mars may be suitable for cultivating food crops -- this is the prognosis of a study by plant ecologist Wieger Wamelink of Wageningen UR." NASA Mars Rover Fully Analyzes First Soil Samples http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20121203.html "NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has used its full array of instruments to analyze Martian soil for the first time, and found a complex chemistry within the Martian soil." Lunar Regolith http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/lunar/letss/regolith.pdf "The lunar surface is covered by a layer of unconsolidated debris called the lunar regolith." Lunar Soil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_soil "Lunar soil is the fine fraction of the regolith found on the surface of the Moon." Growing Plants on Mars http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130328075708.htm "Concrete plans for a one-way ticket to Mars have been forged. Food will have to be grown on location. Is this a distant future scenario? Not for scientists researching whether or not it is possible to grow plants on the moon." Watch More: Love is the Greatest Pain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYwrkzNtlgI ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez Tara Long on Twitter https://twitter.com/TaraLongest Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: http://testu.be/1ndmmMq

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Jon is a farmer from northeastern Thailand. He founded the Pun Pun Center for Self-reliance, an organic farm outside Chiang Mai, with his wife Peggy Reents in 2003. Pun Pun doubles as a center for sustainable living and seed production, aiming to bring indigenous and rare seeds back into use. It regularly hosts training on simple techniques to live more sustainably. Outside of Pun Pun, Jon is a leader in bringing the natural building movement to Thailand, appearing as a spokesperson on dozens of publications and TV programs for the past 10 years. He continually strives to find easier ways for people to fulfill their basic needs. For more information visit http://www.punpunthailand.org About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing this content. In which John Green investigates the dawn of human civilization. John looks into how people gave up hunting and gathering to become agriculturalists, and how that change has influenced the world we live in today. Also, there are some jokes about cheeseburgers. Additional reading: NIsa by Marjorie Shostak: http://dft.ba/-nisa First Farmers by Peter Bellwood: http://dft.ba/-1stfarmers Follow us! @thecrashcourse @realjohngreen @raoulmeyer @crashcoursestan @saysdanica @thoughtbubbler Like us! ‪http://www.facebook.com/youtubecrashcourse Follow us again! ‪http://thecrashcourse.tumblr.com Support CrashCourse on Subbable: http://subbable.com/crashcourse

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In episode 3 of UNPLUGGED Justine, Meghan, and Ashly head down to the farm! Who will crash their tractor? Who will catch a chicken? Find out! Want the G&S Microsoft bundle? Click here for more info: http://bit.ly/1tyxVi1 More on Farming Simulator: http://www.farming-simulator.com/ Introducing UNPLUGGED, Geek & Sundry's newest show pitting YouTubers against each other in a battle to see who can take their gaming skills from the screen to planet Earth! Join host Ashly Burch as iJustine, Sean Fujiyoshi, Jesse Cox, and so many others master the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 gaming experience, then compete in real-life adventures inspired by games ranging from MOBAs to combat games. More Ashly: https://www.youtube.com/HAWPOfficial Sponsored by Microsoft Surface http://bit.ly/1gBqNHj Subscribe to Geek and Sundry: http://goo.gl/B62jl Join our community at: http://geekandsundry.com/community Twitter: http://twitter.com/geekandsundry Facebook: http://facebook.com/geekandsundry Google+: https://plus.google.com/+GeekandSundry/ **** CREDITS Executive Producer: FELICIA DAY SHERI BRYANT Producer: TOM GREY RYAN COPPLE Director: JENNIFER ARNOLD Writer: EVAN LEVINE Director of Photography: GAVIN KELLEY Editor: ART FREED - HOTPIXEL POST STEVE GRUBEL Production Designer: MEGAN BURNS Camera Operators: DANIEL LEVIN JESSE FELDMAN JOSH HILL Assistant Camera: CYNTHIA HATFIELD Hair and Make-Up: ALYSSA FALL Sound Mixer: SEAN OAKLEY Production Sound: BARRY NEELY Music Tracks: PREMIUMBEATS.COM Graphics: STEVEN SPRINKLES Production Manager: BEN THOMAS HOLLEY Assistant Director: RYAN MININGHAM 2nd Assistant Director: BRIAN K. LEE Associate Producer: BRIAN MORRISON DIT: HECTOR SOTO Grip: JAY McGUIRE Art Production Assistant: JOE BROWN CAT O'GRADY Creative Consultant: SEAN BECKER Special Thanks: Montebello Barnyard Zoo

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-farming-planted-seeds-for-the-internet-patricia-russac What does farming have to do with invention and innovation? Permanent residences, division of labor, central government, and complex technologies--all essential for advancing civilizations--could not have been developed without the move from hunting-gathering to farming. Patricia Russac explores how farming was a major innovation leading to the civilization we know today. Lesson by Patricia Russac, animation by Enjoyanimation.

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Jesse DuBois is an urban agriculturalist. He moved to Los Angeles to become a screenwriter, but instead got caught up in reshaping the food system. He is the CoFounder and currently serves as the Chief Eclectic Officer for two start-ups: Farmscape, an urban farming maintenance company, and Agrisaurus, a web-based polyculture gardening assistant. Horticulturally, he is a big fan of the nightshade family. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations) Film Credits: Jacqueline Legazcue Jason Soll Zach Shpizner Ian St. Lawrence James Shickich

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Novella Carpenter started small, with some plants in an empty lot next to her house in Oakland. A couple of years later, she was tending to a full-blown farm, with goats, turkeys, ducks, pigs, and a robust garden. This video tackles questions of neighborliness (which is more offensive: police sirens or roosters crowing?), environmental poisons (raised beds are key), and the all-important slaughter question. The answer: Yes, she does (and yes, there is some bloody footage).

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