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Growing food in the desert: is this the solution to the world's food crisis?

The Guardian by Jonathan Margolis | Nov. 25, 2012 (Special Report)

Philipp Saumweber is creating a miracle in the barren Australian outback, growing tonnes of fresh food. So why has he fallen out with the pioneering environmentalist who invented the revolutionary system? Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Business, Sci/Tech, Living, Community
Topics: Australia, Energy, Green Technology, Farming, Food
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Posted by: Posted by Pamela Hogle - Nov 24, 2012 - 11:40 PM PST
Reviewed by: middleeastobserver (review), John Meadowcroft (review), Sirajul Islam (review), Sang Hoon Moon (review)
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Edited by: Pamela Hogle - Nov 25, 2012 - 12:50 PM PST

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Sirajul Islam
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 by Sirajul Islam - Nov. 26, 2012

An excellent and lengthy story by Jonathan Margolis of The Observer that storied Philipp Saumweber's initiative to creating a miracle in the barren Australian outback by growing tonnes of fresh food with the technical know-how of Charlie Paton who discovered that only sunlight and seawater can grow crops. The story is informative, shows context, and extremely important!

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John Meadowcroft
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 by John Meadowcroft - Nov. 26, 2012
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middleeastobserver
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 by middleeastobserver - Nov. 26, 2012
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