{"id":21538,"date":"2016-02-02T14:49:17","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T22:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day"},"modified":"2017-06-04T20:13:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T03:13:15","slug":"solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day","title":{"rendered":"Solar-Powered Floating Farms That Can Produce 20 Tons of Vegetables Every Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Traditional farming has challenges that are now being overcome by innovative and sustainable solutions. One instance is a floating island that is powered by solar energy and has several farms that were created by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forwardthinkingarchitecture.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Forward Thinking Architecture<\/a>. The islands are designed to work in an energy efficient manner where rainwater and sunlight are harvested so that the farming is done in a sustainable manner. The floating farms are designed to produce vegetables of the amount twenty tons every day. The advantage of this approach is that it has paved the way for farms such as this to be built and run across the world, even in places that are not accessible or do not have the right resources for farming. Locals can grow the food they need and reduce the need to import food and other goods which can then save money and provide opportunities for local employment. The floating farms and their amazing technology and possibilities are shown below. There are links given as well for those who wish to know more. It surely will revolutionize the problems of food production that has been plaguing many countries.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\\'blog-photo\\' href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9062\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9062 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day2.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Powered Floating Farms 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-1-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day2.jpg 640w, http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-1-552x420.jpg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px)  100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\\'blog-photo\\' href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9063\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9063 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day3.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Powered Floating Farms 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-2-300x206.jpg 300w, http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-2-218x150.jpg 218w, http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-2-611x420.jpg 611w, https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day3.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px)  100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\\'blog-photo\\' href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9064\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9064 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day4.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Powered Floating Farms 3\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-3-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day4.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px)  100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\\'blog-photo\\' href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day5.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9065\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9065 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day5.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Powered Floating Farms 4\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-4-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day5.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px)  100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\\'blog-photo\\' href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day6.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9066\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9066 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day6.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Powered Floating Farms 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-5-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day6.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px)  100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\\'blog-photo\\' href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day7.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9067\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9067 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day7.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Powered Floating Farms 6\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-6-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day7.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px)  100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\\'blog-photo\\' href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day8.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9068\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9068 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day8.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Powered Floating Farms 7\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-7-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day8.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px)  100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\\'blog-photo\\' href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day9.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9069\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9069 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day9.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Powered Floating Farms 8\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-8-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day9.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px)  100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\\'blog-photo\\' href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day10.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9070\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9070 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day10.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Powered Floating Farms 9\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-9-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day10.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px)  100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\\'blog-photo\\' href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day11.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9071\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9071 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day11.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Powered Floating Farms 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-10-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day11.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px)  100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\\'blog-photo\\' href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day12.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9072\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9072 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day12.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Powered Floating Farms 11\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-11-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day12.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px)  100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\\'blog-photo\\' href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day13.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9073\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9073 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day13.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Powered Floating Farms 12\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-12-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day13.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px)  100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\\'blog-photo\\' href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day14.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9074\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9074 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day14.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Powered Floating Farms 13\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/icreatived.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Solar-Powered-Floating-Farms-13-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day14.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px)  100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/icreatived.com\/2016\/01\/solar-powered-floating-farms-that-can-produce-20-tons-of-vegetables-every-day.html\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional farming has challenges that are now being overcome by innovative and sustainable solutions. One instance is a floating island that is powered by solar energy and has several farms that were created by the Forward Thinking Architecture. The islands are designed to work in an energy efficient manner where rainwater and sunlight are harvested [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1878,1506,1633,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment","category-food","category-solar-power","category-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21538"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68627,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21538\/revisions\/68627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}