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• http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/the-dairy-farmer-saving-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars-a-year-on-electricity-bills-20170327-gv7cbt.html

  Felicia Damiano

  Mar 28, 2017
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  Why American farmers are hacking their own tractors

  The Guardian

  John Deere is a large corporation that makes tractors. They’re green, big and powerful and they don’t come cheap. I’ve just noticed a nearly new 6175R model for £77,500 plus VAT, for example. That’s £93,000 in real money, so imagine how proud you’d feel if you were fortunate enough to own one of …

• https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603593/absorbent-beads-could-save-energy-and-lives/

  Felicia Damiano

  Feb 15, 2017

• http://www.technologyreview.com/news/529756/insect-farming-is-taking-shape-as-demand-for-animal-feed-rises/

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  Josh Schonwald

  Oct 13, 2015
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  A New Leaf

  The New Yorker - Dana Goodyear

  I stared for a while at the placid face of Long Island Sound before I could make out Bren Smith’s farm. It was a warm, calm morning in September. Sixty buoys bobbed in rows like the capped heads of synchronized swimmers. It wasn’t until Smith cut the engine of his beat-up boat, Mookie, that I knew …

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  A futuristic 'garden' that lets you grow food in your home just raised $230,000 on Kickstarter in 4 days

  Business Insider - Tanya Lewis

  Imagine if you could grow organic fruits and vegetables right inside your home, year-round? That's what a startup called Grove wants to help you do with its Ecosystem, which they describe as "an intelligent, in-home garden." Grove Labs, a startup based in Sommerville, Massachusetts, was founded by …