US (NC): Utilizing hydroponics for urban areas

Agriculture is the top industry in North Carolina, and a growing sector of it is hydroponics: farming without soil or sunlight. Instead, it relies on a water-based nutrient solution. "The plants grow without any pesticides, herbicides, period. We don't have to do that," said Trevor Spear, the owner of…Original Article

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