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xoxoxoBruce Friday Jan 31 12:22 AM Jan 31st, 2020 : Dutch Glow
Who exports the most food to the world? We do! We do!
Who comes in at #2? The Netherlands. Really? Tiny little Netherlands?
Not to question their masculinity, but really, so small.
OK, but they cheat, they work smarter not harder. And they believe in science and in research.
They use the results to make the world a better place and their wallets fatter at the same time.
See told you they cheat.
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The Netherlands is a small country by size, but is huge when it comes to agricultural exports—second in the world behind the United States, by some counts. Indoor agriculture—forever altered by energy-efficient LEDs that can produce parts of the light spectrum most helpful and attractive to plants—is a significant area of research and innovation for the industry there. “The Dutch have created the most advanced area in the world for controlled environment agriculture and have become world leaders in agricultural innovation,” says Hegen on his website. “However, there are also consequences this growing method brings with it, like light pollution.” In some places, the photographer explains, ordinances have been put in place requiring these greenhouses to use blackout screens and curtains at night.
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The phrase, “controlled environment agriculture” sounds promising and Orwellian at the same time.
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My work is based around the topic of the Anthropocene [the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment]. One of the main questions that will affect our future life on Earth will be how we can feed the ever-growing world population with shrinking resources. According to the United Nations, the world’s population will grow from today’s 7.5 billion people to 10 billion in 2050. And as natural resources such as farmland and water become scarce, feeding the world will become an even greater challenge. Those indoor farms are a prototype to experiment on how to maximize the yield with little space and limited resources.
The lights of those greenhouses are all programmed and remote-controlled. They don’t light the entire night due to light-pollution prevention rules. It made it difficult to photograph as you could not say in advance when and where was the right spot to photograph them. I also wanted to visit some of these greenhouses from inside, but it was kind of impossible. I went to a couple of companies, but they said that they were having a problem with a virus at this moment, so they can not let anyone inside the greenhouse, to protect the plants.
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Most fruits and vegetables that we find in our supermarkets are available in enormous amounts and all year-round. This is a luxury that we take for granted. We don’t even ask where it comes from, how it grows, and what it takes to grow. A great number of tomatoes that we see in stores have never touched natural soil or rain. Showing these places makes the circle of the food supply chain more transparent. I want to sensitize the viewer to what it takes to keep our luxurious living standards. These photos are, for me, a mirror of society, economy, and technology.
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