http://consciouslifestyle.org/taxonomy/term/69/feed The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en-US http://consciouslifestyle.org/content/what-happens-when-vegas-tries-go-green <p>So we all know that on average, the things we buy from the grocery store have traveled about 1,500 miles to reach us. The solution: buy local. But is building a 30 story skyscraper-turned-farm in Las Vegas the solution? Should we be growing 100 varieties of agriculture in that city if most of them do not belong in the desert? Hasn't climate change shown us that diverging from natural ecosystems is the problem, not a solution? Check out this story and decide for yourself. </p> <p><a href="http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/28654">Vegas to Build Vertical Farm</a></p> http://consciouslifestyle.org/content/what-happens-when-vegas-tries-go-green#comments Sustainability Food Framing Las Vegas Local Sustainable Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:22:07 -0500 Mike.Delponte 247 at http://consciouslifestyle.org