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Planting and harvesting lettuce in the rotating hydroponic farm of "Granpa", just west of Tokyo. The seedlings are planted in the center and the plants slowly rotate for a month before reaching the outer edge where they are harvested. Their roots are nourished by water laced with a carefully monitored diet of phosphate and other minerals. I was told that their hydroponic method results in a slightly sweeter variety of lettuce. They harvest daily, and year-round, with slightly smaller plants during the winter. The rotating hydroponic system is sheltered by a positive pressure dome of plastic held in place by netting on the outside. Workers enter via a set of doors that create an air-lock to keep positive pressure.

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Feeding 10 Billion
Planting and harvesting lettuce in the rotating hydroponic farm of "Granpa", just west of Tokyo. The seedlings are planted in the center and the plants slowly rotate for a month before reaching the outer edge where they are harvested. Their roots are nourished by water laced with a carefully monitored diet of phosphate and other minerals. I was told that their hydroponic method results in a slightly sweeter variety of lettuce. They harvest daily, and year-round, with slightly smaller plants during the winter. The rotating hydroponic system is sheltered by a positive pressure dome of plastic held in place by netting on the outside. Workers enter via a set of doors that create an air-lock to keep positive pressure.

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