Gallery: The Surreal Sci-Fi Farms That Grow Most of Our Food

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    Cultivation and measurement of corn plants, German research institute.
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    Rows of clipped trees, northern Germany.
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    Chemical treatment of cropland in Santa Maria, USA.
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    Reservoir for a greenhouse site in Andalusia, Spain.
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    Cactus culture in Borrego Springs, USA.
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    Cereal crops at a biomass determination site, German research institute.
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    Raspberry plantation, USA.
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    Tomato trusses in Middenmeer, the Netherlands.
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    Greenhouse cultivation of tomatoes, the Netherlands.
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    Greenhouse near The Hague, the Netherlands.
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    Preparing the soil near Santa Maria, USA.
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    Lettuce cultivation in the Salinas Valley, California.
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    Shiitake cultivation at a mushroom farm, Germany.
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    Young plant at a tree nursery, California.
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    Young trees in a tree nursery, northern Germany.
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    Cultivation of young lettuce plants in southern Germany.
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    Ripe sunflowers near Chico, California.
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    Greenhouse after the harvest, Germany.
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