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Podcast: What Doesn't Kill You
Episode: Episode 44: Erik Cutter on Hydroponics and Vertical Farming
Description: On this episode of Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is talking with Erik Cutter of AlegrÃÂa Farms and EnvironIngenuity. Tune into this episode to her Eric discuss the water retention benefits of certain drip hydroponic systems. Learn why Eric prefers hydroponics to organic row farming, and what the differences are between hydroponic and row crop seeds. At what point does vertical farming become as cost-efficient as vertical farming methods? Learn how hydroponics can be used as an educational tool for today’s youth, and how hydroponics can increase local food production in desert areas such as the American Sout...