Today’s Solutions: April 27, 2025

Fish poop feeds world’s larg

Fish poop feeds world’s largest vertical farm

Almost the size of two entire city blocks, a sprawling new building under construction in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, will soon hold the title of the world’s largest indoor vertical farm. The building, which occupies an area of about 250,000 square feet, is slated for completion in Read More...

Blue food can help meet increa

Blue food can help meet increasing global food demand sustainably

As global food demand is expected to grow by almost 60 percent by 2050, there’s an urgent need to feed the future world population in a way that doesn’t put too much pressure on the planet. According to five new studies, blue food could play a key role in feeding the world sustainably. Blue Read More...

Can this robotic fish save the

Can this robotic fish save the seas?

From food to fashion, consumers, especially millennials and Gen Z-ers, are leaning towards companies that practice green methods of manufacturing their products and transparency, which is a great thing—but it also leads to lots of greenwashing. How can we confirm that companies follow through Read More...

Algae-based feed could make fa

Algae-based feed could make farmed fish more sustainable and nutritious

Aquaculture, otherwise known as fish farming, is the fastest growing food sector, but while it’s more sustainable than beef farming, the industry could make key changes that would make it far more environmentally-friendly. Changing what farmed fish are fed is a crucial first step. Most Read More...

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This autonomous robot is designed to help make fish farms more sustainable

As fish stocks began to diminish in recent decades, fish farming was seen as a way to supply the world’s growing demand for fish while taking the pressure off of wild fish populations. But the thing is, fish farms have been far from environmentally-friendly. In an effort to help make fish Read More...

How seaweed forests can be a m

How seaweed forests can be a massive tool against climate collapse

The Optimist Daily has long been a proponent of seaweed as a food source to help feed the world’s growing population, and because of its tremendous health benefits.  It also has the potential to serve as a powerful tool to fight against climate collapse. A recent study documents for the first Read More...