Source: FAST COMPANY, 10/4/17


The nitrogen fertilizer spread on many farms in the U.S.–part of more than 100 million tons used around the world every year–begins life in massive, energy-intensive factories that suck in air and react it with natural gas to make something that plants can use. A new startup has a different vision for the future: crops designed to fertilize themselves.

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