Urban Farmer Vs Ocean: What To Grow On The Sea (& How?) | Growing Wild: Project Castaway - Part 2/3

When it comes to agriculture, urban farmer Chris Leow is in his comfort zone. But when it comes to aquaculture, he quickly realises that he’s a little out of his depth.

“Project Castaway” - Chris’ ambitious plan to create a floating farm out at sea has gained momentum. He’s assembled a team of students from the National University of Singapore and Institute of Technical Education.

Together, they’re starting to figure out what crops could survive on the ocean and how the floating farm should look like. Now they need to solve the question of aquaculture. What creature species do they rear underwater and why? They also find scout a suitable location near Singapore for the floating farm.

00:00 Previously on Project Castaway
01:38 Exploring potential farming sites on the sea
03:40 Visiting a seaweed farm
10:20 What we learned from Semporna
11:58 What do the locals think about our idea?
14:59 Understanding healthy marine ecosystems
17:56 Exploring Integrated Multi Tropic Aquaculture
20:15 A designer critiques the floating platform
23:09 Plant salinity stress test
28:28 Redesigning a modular platform
30:11 Shellfish farming in Japan
33:28 Replanting seagrass forests
36:52 Raising sea urchins
39:22 Testing soil water retention
42:28 Testing our prototypes at sea

=========
About the show: Growing Wild S3 will plant some ideas about how we can not just grow food better but also safeguard the environment at the same time. Let’s imagine a future together with what we can do more with both spaces and things around us.
=========
#CNAInsider #GrowingWildCNA #Singapore #Farm #Malaysia #Japan #Portugal #Experiment #Food #Seafood


For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER
cna.asia/insideryoutubesub

Follow CNA INSIDER on:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/cnainsider/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cnainsider/
Website: cna.asia/cnainsider