WHAT ARE WE REALLY EATING WHEN OUR FOOD IS GROWN WITHOUT SOIL?
For years, expensive hydroponic growing systems have been promoted as a solution to food insecurity, including right here in Niagara. But when food banks are being encouraged to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in artificial growing environments, shouldn’t we be asking some bigger questions? What are we really growing our food in, what does it cost, and who actually benefits? Maybe it’s time we invested in farmers and food infrastructure instead of trying to replace nature.
