World's most unique and innovative farms

The Milpa and Mayan forest gardens The Mayan practice has a cycle that lasts an astonishing time of at least twenty years. The three Mesoamerican sisters of corn, beans and squash are grown for the first two to three years. 

Rotterdam's floating farm The Goldsmith Architectural Firm has created a floating dairy farm in Rotterdam, showcasing a way to both adapt to rising sea levels and produce food in areas vulnerable to flooding.

Peconic Escargot Whilst most snail farms are sprawling outdoor farms, this farmer grows his USDA-certified snails in smaller indoor greenhouse operations. 

Body farms With the first one opening in 1981 in Tennessee and more existing throughout Canada, Australia, and the rest of the United States, “body farms” help researchers be able to study the decomposition of human remains, specifically generating data on tissue and bone degradation under controlled conditions. 

Fleet farming This non-profit urban agriculture program transforms the average American lawn into a bio-verse, productive micro farms, and edible gardens, with a mission of empowering all generations to grow food to increase local food accessibility. 

Nemo's garden Developed by scuba divers and agricultural experts, this project is the first ever underwater cultivation of terrestrial plants growing basil, strawberries and lettuce in pods on the seabed.
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