Farms

Wide view of Almeria in southern Spain.

Migrant farmworkers in Spain living in makeshift encampments have little hope for formal work

Many migrant farmworkers in Spain say they can't afford housing, so they live in makeshift plastic housing near the farms where they work. Local governments have tried to remove these informal settlements and relocate people to shelters far from the farms — but they keep building back.

Migrant farmworkers in Spain living in makeshift encampments have little hope for formal work
Cyanobacteria, or "green slime," is wreaking havoc with Lake Erie's water supplies and fishing industries. The outbreaks are caused largely by runoff of fertilizers and other nutrients from farms, and they're a growing problem in the Great Lakes and aroun

In the fight against green slime on Lake Erie, farmers try to clean up their act

In the fight against green slime on Lake Erie, farmers try to clean up their act

Skyscraper greenhouses could be farms of future

Skyscraper greenhouses could be farms of future

Building Up: Vertical Farms

Building Up: Vertical Farms

Are vertical farms the future of city food?

Are vertical farms the future of city food?

Building Up: Vertical Farms

Picture a skyscraper filled with greenhouses and hanging plants, that's precisely Professor Dickson Despommier's plan ?a vertical farm, for a world that is rapidly running out of space to grow food.

Building Up: Vertical Farms