Food supply

Fresh food comes from multiple sources at New Albion.

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[Foreboding orchestral music]
[Gustav Holst: Mars, the Bringer of War]
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[Music]
[Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance (Land of Hope and Glory)]
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This is New Albion on Mars
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Multiple whole compartments in each Way are
dedicated to supplying fresh food.
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There are 3 main types of farming at New Albion:
vertical farming, agriculture, and gathering.
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The vertical farming compartments are essentially
high-tech factories packed around a passage
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through the middle of the compartment.
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These are entirely artificial environments,
composed of smaller cells offering different
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environments to the various foodstuffs grown inside.
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All manner of vegetables, mushrooms, seaweeds, and
some smaller freshwater and marine livestock
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are grown this way.
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Agriculture compartments contain mostly arable
land for growing crops,
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and a little pasture for raising livestock.
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Farming compartments are very small compared to
those on Earth,
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with an emphasis on manual and 'organic' practices.
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Neither harvests nor farms are large enough for
supply of 'seasonal workers' or farm labourers to
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be a problem - occasional farm work
qualifies as community service.
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Some conservation compartments also yield food,
under the strict supervision of
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New Albion's ecologists.
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Plants, berries, nuts, and mushrooms are
occasionally plentiful enough for gathering.
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Freshwater, marine, and densely-vegetated
natural habitats may also provide the
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occasional larger animal for food, as a
by-product of population control.
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We can't rely on imported food at New Albion!
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[Dissonant clashing orchestral music]
[Gustav Holst: Mars, the Bringer of War]
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[orchestral music continues]