Sublime

Deforestation for purposes of freeing up farmland

less energy than it generates.

major pesticide, as of the summer of 2009.

Inner-city abandoned lots could be easily converted to vertical-farm complexes, not only adding much-needed revenue to the city coffers, but also eliminating “food deserts.”

The herbicides and pesticides that are applied to the

saving huge amounts of fossil fuel now used to refrigerate and ship produce from all over the world.

The process itself uses around six times

The choice is simple: Control everything (indoor farming) or control nothing (outdoor farming).

can a city bio-mimic an intact ecosystem with respect to the allocation and use of essential resources and, at the same time, provide a healthy, nurturing, sustainable environment for its inhabitants?