# Hydroponics
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Dr. Pamela Douglas: Unlocking Sustainable Food Sources through Hydroponics
To foster sustainable food sources, hydroponics presents an innovative solution. Highlighting the significance of sustainable food sources and introducing hydroponics as the answer, this section will explore how hydroponics addresses the challenges of traditional agriculture. Discover the importance of sustainable food sources and hydroponics' role in providing a solution.
Why hydroponics is so important for growing crops with little resources!
Hydroponics is an interesting new method for growing plants and crops. One of the cool things about hydroponics is that it does something that most traditional farmers and gardeners would see as impossible: it allows you to be able to grow plants without any soil! Hydroponics helps because without the need for soil and the right systems in place, you can be able to grow crops all year long without having to worry about soil conditions or living in a region where there is no healthy ground to grow your food in. According to researchers at the University of Minnesota, this method for growing crops uses less water than soil-based systems and all it requires are plants, a container, water, nutrients, and a light source.
International agricultural technology startup opens shop in Arizona and partners with Biosphere 2
A Red Sea Farms research and develelopment facility.(Red Sea Farms) (Oracle, AZ) Red Sea Farms, a Middle Eastern company enabling more efficient food production in harsh climates, expanded into Arizona and joined Biosphere 2’s new startup incubator earlier this year.