Imagine a world where fresh vegetables and herbs sprout in the heart of our cities without the need for sprawling farms. Hydroponics – a method of growing plants without soil – uses a nutrient-rich ...

BAGUIO CITY — Urban farmers at the Summer Capital are keen to adopt hydroponics for growing their crops, a farming method that does not use soil but mineral nutrient solutions in a water-based system.

Lilia Godoy waters the seedlings in the hydroponics nursery set up by the Quigona Hydroponically-Grown Seedlings organization in Magarao, Camarines Sur. Juanito Bantong/Oxfam In the Philippines, Lilia ...