Have Chickens, Need Lasers!
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An urban farm project buys a house for $127,000, installs three chickens and a custom farm computer, then wires the property for real-time streaming to Facebook and iPads; high school students build Queen- and Victorian-style coops, remote sensing and laser rigs monitor the yard, and the claim is that hands-on farming heals one person and transforms a low-income neighborhood. Ambitions include converting a former lab to a renewable-energy workshop and launching a Farm Swap reality show.
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