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title: ""A floating dairy farm has opened in Rotterdam, showing how food…"
date: 2019-08-30
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# "A floating dairy farm has opened in Rotterdam, showing how food…

*August 30, 2019 · Facebook*

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\"A floating dairy farm has opened in Rotterdam, showing how food production can become less vulnerable to climate change.\
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Floating Farm was envisioned and initiated by Peter and Minke van Wingerden of Beladon, a company that specialises in waterborne architecture, and designed by architecture studio Goldsmith.\
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It is now home to 32 cows, producing dairy products that will soon be on sale in Lidl stores all over the city.\
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The structure was developed to follow circular design principles. It generates all of its own electricity from floating solar panels and provides fresh water through an integrated rainwater collection and purification system.\
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\"Compared to regular stables, this floating cow garden is a major leap forward,\" they said.\
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\"In particular the cow garden, the space per square metre, the firmness, softness and cleanliness of the floor and the plants, greenery in the cow garden. Then, of course, we examined the stability of the building with our engineers.\"\
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Teaching people about sustainable farming\
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The team are keen to show how technology can be used to improve the whole farming process.\
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A milk robot allows cows to be milked as they choose, while a slurry robot clears away manure immediately after it is produced. There is also an automatic belt feeder that distributes food.\"\
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[https://www.dezeen.com/2019/05/24/floating-farm-rotterdam-climate-change-cows-dairy/](https://www.dezeen.com/2019/05/24/floating-farm-rotterdam-climate-change-cows-dairy/){target="_blank"}
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