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Another day, another vertical farm concept, except this one is set out on the water to avoid taking up valuable land. This food-producing eco skyscraper by Australian architect Ruwan Fernando was one of the entries for the eVolo Skyscraper competition and has a number of direct advantages over a land based farm including access to water, minerals, more sunlight, and wind and waves to generate renewable energy. Sure we have a long ways to go before vertical farms become reality, but Fernando might be onto something.

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Researchers Discover Way to Make French Fries Without Cancerous Chemical

Ariel Schwartz — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:30:51 +0000

No one eats french fries because they’re healthy, but did you know that they contain a cancer-causing chemical called acrylamide? The product naturally forms during the cooking of french fries, potato chips, and other starchy foods. Now scientists at Ghent University say that they have figured out a way to cut down on acrylamide production on a mass scale.

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An Urban Farm Sprouts in the Heart of Shenzhen

Bridgette Meinhold — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:42:46 +0000

An urban farm was recently planted right in the heart of downtown Shenzhen, China as part of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture. The installation, called Landgrab City, is a square plot of land that represents a map of the city and visualizes how much food is required to sustain it.

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Philips Design’s ‘Food Probe’ Promotes Healthy Eating With 3 Concepts

Olivia Chen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:00:55 +0000

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Pesticides. Genetic-modification. Mistreated animals. It could just about kill anyone’s appetite to hear about all the horrible news about food production. Fortunately, the emerging food revolution focuses on both health and re-establishing the connection between people and the food they eat (making it harder to abuse our food sources). Designers are both leading and answering this shift in interest. Philips Design has begun an investigation called ‘Food Probe’ that looks at current social trends and how this may affect the way that people will eat in the future — and how this will manifest in design. Their investigation includes three parts: a self-contained farm for the kitchen, a nutrition farm and a high-tech cooking device.

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