<DIV><P>A Library Journal Best Book of 2010<BR><BR>“A world-changing innovation whose time has come. The visionary book provides a blueprint for securing the world's food supply and at the same time solving one of the gravest environmental crises facing us today.”--Sting</P></DIV><P>Imagine a world where every city has its own local food source grown in the safest way possible, where no drop of water or particle of light is wasted, and where a simple elevator ride can transport you to nature's grocery store – imagine the world of the vertical farm. When Columbia professor Dickson Despommier set out to solve America's food, water, and energy crises, he didn't just think big - he thought <I>up</I>. In <I>The Vertical Farm</I>, he passionately explains the incredible impact of urban agriculture and how it will change the face of this planet for future generations. With this groundbreaking book, “Despommier has quickly become the central figure in what could be a worldwide revolution.” (<I>Scientific American</I>).</P>