http://www.cityfarmer.info/2008/11/10/tokyo-rooftop-and-underground-urban-farming-lures-young-japanese-office-workers/ New Stories From 'Urban Agriculture Notes' Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:21:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.cityfarmer.info/2008/11/10/tokyo-rooftop-and-underground-urban-farming-lures-young-japanese-office-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-58 sebastian Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:18:42 +0000 http://www.cityfarmer.info/?p=595#comment-58 it seems like the japanese govt is going mainstream with the idea of growing in greenhouses. see> <a href="http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20090410TDY03104.htm" rel="nofollow"> here </a> it seems like the japanese govt is going mainstream with the idea of growing in greenhouses. see> here

]]> http://www.cityfarmer.info/2008/11/10/tokyo-rooftop-and-underground-urban-farming-lures-young-japanese-office-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Emil Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:07:16 +0000 http://www.cityfarmer.info/?p=595#comment-38 Jay, could you provide us English speakers with more detailed information on this project? If it's a truly an experimental system, surely there's some data on crop production. The rooftop potato aspect is particularly interesting. Jay, could you provide us English speakers with more detailed information on this project? If it’s a truly an experimental system, surely there’s some data on crop production. The rooftop potato aspect is particularly interesting.

]]> http://www.cityfarmer.info/2008/11/10/tokyo-rooftop-and-underground-urban-farming-lures-young-japanese-office-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Jay Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:08:18 +0000 http://www.cityfarmer.info/?p=595#comment-37 I am a student at the University of Tokyo researching agriculture in urban areas and have visited the Pasona O2 site: it's not really a 'farm' in any commercial sense and, according to the people who were showing me around, is a huge consumer of electricity for heating, cooling, and lighting. It seemed more like an experiment for growing food in space more than urban agriculture. What's wrong with the sun? I am a student at the University of Tokyo researching agriculture in urban areas and have visited the Pasona O2 site: it’s not really a ‘farm’ in any commercial sense and, according to the people who were showing me around, is a huge consumer of electricity for heating, cooling, and lighting. It seemed more like an experiment for growing food in space more than urban agriculture. What’s wrong with the sun?

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