On 11/05/17 08:17, Antonello Lobianco (not reply) wrote: > Hello, I didn't understand what is it all about... sorry to look rude, > but could you provide a small document that introduce the topic? In > general, I don't like/have the time to watch videos, and I can't judge > from your email if it is interesting... >
The video shows exactly what they are building, so it is probably quite helpful. I'm preparing a blog about the topic and that will give a more thorough written explanation. Briefly, their food computer is open hardware and free software for growing plants like fruit and vegetables. The motivation for this is to have a wider source of food. The range of products in a typical supermarket is not so wide, maybe 200 fruit and vegetables. The food computer can grow tens of thousands of different things. As well as diversity, the quality is much higher because the food is fresh. Even though it is grown in a machine, you have to remember that food in a supermarket often spends months in cold storage and transport networks, that is also explained in the video, Harper gives the example that the average apple in a supermarket has spent 10 months in storage since it was harvested. Regards, Daniel _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list Discussion@lists.fsfe.org https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion