Imaginings
stories, creative nonfiction, poetry, and other imaginative accounts of the natural world
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Nurturing My Greens with High-Tech? Reflections on Vertical Farming and the PlantCube
by Marlen Elders When I first saw designs for the plantCube, a smart, fully automated machine for producing perfect vegetables, it seemed more like a high-fashion kitchen device than a sustainable alternative for growing vegetables. The plantCube was created by Munich-based start-up agrilution, whose cofounder, Maximilian Lössl, spoke with us at a Tuesday Discussion at…