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Up: A New Direction in Farming (Video)

By Rob Goodier

Published: October 9, 2009

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Multi-story urban farms may feed city dwellers in the years to come. Rob Goodier interviews Dickson Despommier, a professor of public health at Columbia University, on the vertical future of farming.

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Tagged: urban farms, hydroponics, agriculture

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Chemical Index

Atrazine
Bisphenol A (BPA)
Carbaryl
Chlorpyrifos
Endosulfan
Lead
Lindane
Mercury
Phthalates
Propoxur (Flea and Tick Pesticide)
Tetrachlorvinphos (Flea and Tick Pesticide)
Triclosan and Triclocarban (Antibacterials)

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Tip: Reduce exposure by taking up and washing carpets, in which pollutants collect.

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