Visit in hydroponic farm in Tel Aviv

In the era of rapid urbanisation and exponential growth of population, and because there are no more lands to accommodate for agriculture, food is becoming more scarce and has to travel longer distances in order to get on our plates. That leads to increase in food prices, bigger carbon footprint of nourishment production and more chemicals in our meals – phenomenas holistically called a food crisis. To learn about causes and possible solutions for this gripping issue, we visited a hydroponic farm in Tel Aviv.

Break Free from Fossil Fuels 2017

80% of energy produced worldwide comes from fossil fuels, in Israel this percentage is even higher, almost 97%. In the meantime, climate change and pollution affect lives of millions globally and locally. Break Free is an annual world-wide action promoting transition to renewable energy sources and EMIS students took part in it last month. The campaign in Israel was led by Greenpeace and was aimed at advocating for closure of coal power plants in the upcoming two years.