Hydroponic Farming

a challenge to the argument that we'll outpace food production anytime soon.  CNN reports:

...From rooftops to parking lots, hydroponic systems are taking root - particularly in urban areas strapped for green pastures. "It's the farming of the future," according to PodPonics founder and CEO Matt Liotta, whose hydroponic growing systems utilize used shipping containers to grow produce.

Five Reasons to Eat Hydroponic Produce...

2. Reduces energy waste in production
"Each pod contains an innovative, computer-controlled environmental system I created to regulate the pod’s temperature, humidity, pH and nutrient levels and CO2 throughout a crop’s life cycle, in addition to a patent-pending lighting system designed to emit precise light spectrums at controlled intensities, durations and times of day to maximize efficiency. By only using the amounts of water, nutrients and light that a crop needs, we are able to reduce energy consumption, and decrease expenses on a large scale...."

5. Grown at or near the point of consumption
"When selecting a 'pod' that would function the way we wanted, used shipping containers made the most sense. Our idea is to bring PodPonics hydroponic produce into metropolitan areas, and each 320-square-foot pod can produce one acre’s worth of produce. Since the pods can be stacked, they are perfect for supplying fresh produce to urban areas that have little square footage on the ground but could accommodate vertical growth with demand..."