World's first 'floating farm' set to open...

[The Business Barn]

A Dutch property company, Beladon, is launching the world's first offshore dairy farm in the Port of Rotterdam, this year.

With the aim of helping the city produce more of its own food sustainably, the farm in the middle of Rotterdam’s Merwehaven harbour will initially milk 40 Meuse-Rhine-Issel cows.

The idea came to fruition when Peter van Wingerden, an engineer at Beladon, was in New York working on a floating house project when Hurricane Sandy struck, flooding the city’s streets and crippling its transport network

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[TheRanger]

They're going to feed the animals grass clippings from Rotterdam's public parks. How do they plan on removing the dog sh!t?

It also says they're planning to feed the cows leftovers from local cafes and restaurants.

The first point is dangerous. The second is surely illegal.

 

[spin cycle]

bloomin bonkers