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Jun 04 2009

Necessary for survival of the species? Japanese plant factories churn out immaculate vegetables 24 hours a day | Mail Online

Posted by: Joshuah in Famine, Food

This is certainly not the future of food for my house.  There is more to gardening and food production than just the end result of consumption.  I can see that these plant factories are an interesting experiment in food production for the masses, I just don’t wish to be considered part of the mass.

They look more like the brightly lit shelves of a chemists shop than the rows of a vegetable garden.

But according to their creators, these perfect looking vegetables could be the future of food.

In a perfectly controlled and totally sterile environment – uncontaminated by dirt, insects or fresh air – Japanese scientists are developing a new way of growing vegetables.

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Food of the future? Lettuces are grown in a sterile environment at Ozu Corporation’s plant factory in Japan – without being exposed to the air outside

Called plant factories, these anonymous looking warehouses have sprung up across the country and can churn out immaculate looking lettuces and green leaves 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Source/Full Story: Mail Online

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