The Salad Bowl of America plays home to some awe-inspiring farms.
But it's easy for me to pick my favorite.
Viridis Aquaponics uses potential waste streams and looping systems to grow produce and raise fish so efficiently that it requires a tiny fraction of the water and power—and none of the nasty pesticides—of conventional farming, and is dramatically more productive and pure to boot.
That's why I made it a cover story when I discovered the operation at world-changing EcoFarm last spring (that story: "Upstart farm Viridis Aquaponics aims to set a world standard in sustainable food production").
And why I named it the top Monterey County food news story over the first seven months of a very eventful 2014.
It's also why I was bummed to hear the Monterey man who designed it—and understands, for some, the super-sustainable system is better than sex—was no longer with Viridis.
But it turns out that just might be for the best, as I report with this week's Edible Complex column, "The partners behind Viridis Aquaponics and its futuristic farming are done. But that’s not bad news."
But the story works best with an understanding of aquaponics best furnished via video.
So here it is:
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