Iceland and its geothermal heated banana “Plantation”
Greenhouses in Hveragerdi, Iceland (source: flickr/ vitamindave, creative commons)
Francisco Rojas
17 Nov 2014
Despite the harsh climate of Iceland, bananas have been grown in the country for over 50 years thanks to geothermal energy.
One would think that the once thing that Iceland could not grow due to the harsh climate is tropical fruits, yet thanks to geothermal energy, banana plantations are a rare oddity happening in the country.
While the plants are not legible to being sold since they are the property of the local university, the applications of geothermal enery and geothermal heating allows for the expansion of agriculture to areas where it would be impossible to do so.
According to the article, “While Iceland’s banana experiment was a commercial failure, the Agriculture School continues to pioneer new domestic agricultural methodologies and crops, including experiments with American-imported Mexican tomatillos, which grow surprisingly well in the extreme light.”
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Source: Modern Farmer
