"I've never eaten a museum exhibit before," said a man sampling hydroponic watercress this week during a preview of the new exhibition on food at New York's American Museum of Natural History.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Tucked behind Vital Root restaurant, in a couple of parking spaces, a 320-square-foot shipping container is producing the same amount of veggies as a ...

Hydroponic cultivation using brackish water offers a sustainable approach to horticultural production in regions faced with freshwater scarcity. By replacing freshwater with moderately saline sources, ...