Pasona O2, Tokyo's underground farm


	Pasona O2, Tokyo's underground farm
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2-29-2008 1:15 PM
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food, cities, agriculture, science, weird, via:psfk
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In a vault underneath a major Tokyo office building, there is a 1000-sq.m. organic rice and vegetable farm, utilizing LED lighting, computer-controlled temperatures, and hydroponics. Intended to give jobless young people some agricultural experience.
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3-7-2008 9:10 AM
ofcapri
Hmmm, I can see where this could be very beneficial to growing ones plants!
6-3-2009 3:43 AM
tarshish
hi can you tell me how we can start one in Singapore?
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