In Italy, the first underwater farm resumed strawberry production

The world's first underwater farm, Nemo's Garden, has resumed growing fruit and vegetables after a long hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Euronews reported. Are you ready? Field inspections start "Nemo's Garden" is located on the coast of the small resort town of Noli in Italy and consists of 6 underwater greenhouses. The production of vegetables on the farm started in 2012. Gradually, the project began to expand the product range - salads, tomatoes, leafy vegetables, zucchini, legumes, aloe vera, mushrooms and even strawberries. Every year we discover new opportunities to use the biosphere, says project coordinator Gianni Fontanezi. He cites ecotourism, fishing, algae farming and even using the farm as a research laboratory or underwater wildlife monitoring station as such. In October 2019, a hurricane caused serious damage to the underwater economy. This led to the complete cessation of its activities. However, the team behind Nemo's Garden continues to work to renew ...