Gallery: Futuristic Urban Farm Comes W...   We’ve seen urban
farms before, but here’s one that takes city gardening to a
whole ‘nother level. One UK architecture student created plans
for a center that’s part vertical farm, part TV station. The
Urban Farming and Media Interactive Networks (Urban F.@.m.i.n.),
is a plan for an indoor farm that promotes its sustainability
efforts through an on-site television program. Though the design
is just a concept for now, actually implementing a similar
center into existing cities could revolutionize food production
and education.  Designed by Jack O’Reilly, Urban F.@.m.i.n.
design features a series of narrow towers leading to futuristic,
pod-like structures that would house hydroponic vegetables and
fruits. Produce would be grown using water from a canal that
would also serve as a transport route. All crops grown would be
sold back to the city of Manchester or used in an on-site
restaurant. All this sounds like urban farm concepts we’ve heard
before, but here’s the twist