Sting to produce vertical farming film
Performer has purchased the film rights to 'The Vertical Farm: Feeding Ourselves and the World in the 21st Century'.
Tue, Jun 22 2010 at 12:35 PM EST
Photo: Flickr Musician and environmental activist Sting is getting ready to produce a new film on vertical farming, according to a report by the Deadline blog.
The 58-year-old recently acquired the film rights to the book "The Vertical Farm," which will be published this October. From Deadline:
The book lays out a system of farming in which food is grown within tall city buildings. [Dickson] Despommier, a professor at Columbia U, has lectured on vertical farms around the world. The film will track the first vertical farm planned to be constructed in a major U.S. city.
That Sting would be interested in pursuing such a project is not surprising. As co-founder of The Rainforest Fund and owner of an organic winery in Tuscany, his interest in sustainable agriculture is far from cursory.
”I am a farmer who looks after the land to nourish it and not to plunder it,” he said in 2009.
Of particular interest is what city Sting's documentary will choose to focus on. There are many reported vertical farming projects on the drawing board for several U.S. cities, including Newark and Chicago. No doubt, the backers of either of those developments would love to have Sting's lens focused on their construction.
Look for this one to be released sometime in the next two years.
via Treehugger
The opinions expressed by MNN Bloggers and those
providing comments are theirs alone, and do not reflect the opinions of
MNN.com. While we have reviewed their content to make sure it complies
with our Terms and Conditions, MNN is not responsible for the accuracy
of any of their information.
 WorldShares
lets you earn donations for your favorite nonprofit. Earn up to 20
points now.Learn More Earn Points
|
Twitter
Stumble
Digg
Share
CLOSE
link:
link:
| Previous Post Larry King Gulf spill telethon brings in $1.8 million | Next Post Costner wants oil spill tech to be his legacy |
Comments
We are delighted with that!
05/24/2011 19:27 PM
The Innovation Farm initiative promotes innovative concepts like Verical Farming... The overall situation calls for alternative and creative solutions that address modern problems. Our initiative, Innovation Farm, encourages the research and applications of Vertical Farming among our members and provides with relative information other interested people who look for sustainable growth within their development or investment plans. We anticipate to hear or see Sting in this new project. More on.... More
