The Cincinnati Zoo is finding a new, more sustainable way to feed its animals.
It used to have to ship lettuce from Western states like California and Arizona, but now it comes from shipping containers in one part of the zoo right to the giraffes.
Zach Burns, the zoo's hydroponics technician, is the man behind this new farming method. He said they've previously had to deal with lettuce recalls and availability issues, so the goal is to become self-reliant.
That's where the container farming pilot program comes in. There's no farmland and no Mother Nature to contend with because from seed to harvest the whole process is happening inside a shipping container.
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