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THE VERTICROP SOLUTION
50 Best Inventions
of 2009
VERTICROP vs. FIELD GROWN
Field Agriculture: Population growth: not
enough land Food miles: uses too
much energy Droughts: uses too
much water Environment: polluted
runoff and erosion Health: chemically
treated food, 1/3rd nutrition lost in 96 hours, urban “food deserts”
WATER NEEDED TO GROW ONE HEAD OF LETTUCE
Field Grown:10.21 Gallons
VertiCrop:0.78 Gallon
ACRES TO GROW 1 MILLION HEADS OF LETTUCE
Northern US Field: 16 Acres
Southern US Field: 8 Acres
VertiCrop:0.16 Acre
Hydroponics:
0.9 Acre
ANDI: “Super Foods”
ANDI: “Super Foods”
NEW YORK
CHINA
Less land.
Less water.
More food.
Healthier world.
Valcent
www.valcent.net
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