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Britta Riley: A garden in my apartment
布麗塔賴利 我公寓中的花園
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布麗塔賴利希望在她的小公寓中種出自己的食物。因此她和她的朋友從廢棄的塑料瓶中開發了一個植物生長的系統。用社群媒體大眾的力量不斷的研究、測量、分享成果。一次做出許多的改變從快速達到最理想的成果。 它們把這種方式叫"分散性DIY" 。結果如何？棒極了。
Britta Riley - Artist, urban farmer
Britta Riley designs and builds urban farms and other participatory artworks that explore the city. Full bio
Britta Riley designs and builds urban farms and other participatory artworks that explore the city. Full bio
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I, like many of you,
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我和你們
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am one of the two billion people on Earth
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很多人一樣是
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who live in cities.
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20億城市人口中的一個
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And there are days -- I don't know about the rest of you guys --
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肯定有一段時間我不在乎你們中的任何一人
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but there are days when I palpably feel
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但是又有時我可以很清楚的感覺到
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how much I rely on other people
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我有多麼的依賴他人
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for pretty much everything in my life.
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幾乎是我生活中的每件事
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And some days, that can even be a little scary.
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有時 我甚至對這種現狀感到可怕
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But what I'm here to talk to you about today
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但是我今天想與你們分享的
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is how that same interdependence
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就是這種社會基本結構（社會人）之間的
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is actually an extremely powerful social infrastructure
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互相依賴所具有的強大力量
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that we can actually harness
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假如我們之間有開放資源的合作
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to help heal some of our deepest civic issues,
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大家是可以行動起來解決
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if we apply open source collaboration.
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一些社會最根本的問題的
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A couple of years ago,
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幾年前
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I read an article by New York Times writer Michael Pollan
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我讀了紐約時報上邁克爾波輪寫的一篇文章
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in which he argued that growing even some of our own food
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在其中他論述到了 我們假如能夠自己為自己種點食物
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is one of the best things
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這將是對環境
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that we can do for the environment.
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十分有好處的事情
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Now at the time that I was reading this,
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當時我在讀那篇文章時
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it was the middle of the winter
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正是寒冬
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and I definitely did not have room for a lot of dirt
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在我紐約的公寓中
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in my New York City apartment.
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不可能有地方來種菜
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So I was basically just willing to settle
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很自然的我勉強同意他的
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for just reading the next Wired magazine
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然後就去在連線(雜誌)
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and finding out how the experts were going to figure out
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上找找看專家們
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how to solve all these problems for us in the future.
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是如何為我們解決這些問題的
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But that was actually exactly the point
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但是這種想法就是邁克爾波輪
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that Michael Pollan was making in this article --
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在文章中明確寫道的
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was it's precisely when we hand over
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當我們把本來屬於
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the responsibility for all these things to specialists
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自己的責任全部都交到了專家手裡
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that we cause the kind of messes
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我們其實就在為我們的
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that we see with the food system.
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食品系統製造麻煩
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So, I happen to know a little bit from my own work
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那之後 我很碰巧的從我自己的工作中知道了
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about how NASA has been using hydroponics
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NASA使用水栽培
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to explore growing food in space.
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在宇宙中種植植物的方法
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And you can actually get optimal nutritional yield
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並且你可以通過在植物根
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by running a kind of high-quality liquid soil
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周圍包裹高質量的液態土壤
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over plants' root systems.
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來獲得最好的產量
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Now to a vegetable plant,
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對蔬菜植物而言
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my apartment has got to be
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我的公寓和
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about as foreign as outer space.
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外太空對他們來說沒什麼區別
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But I can offer some natural light
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但是起碼我可以提供自然光
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and year-round climate control.
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和全年的氣候控制
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Fast-forward two years later:
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快轉到兩年後
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we now have window farms,
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我們現在有了 窗邊農場
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which are vertical, hydroponic platforms
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一種垂直式室內水栽培植物
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for food-growing indoors.
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的平臺
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And the way it works is that there's a pump at the bottom,
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工作原理是在它的底部有一個泵
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which periodically sends some of this liquid nutrient solution up to the top,
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用於定期向上方輸送液態養料溶液
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which then trickles down through plants' root systems
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然後順著懸空在粘土小球中的
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that are suspended in clay pellets --
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植物根慢慢滴落
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so there's no dirt involved.
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所以不需要泥土的
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Now light and temperature vary
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在每一個窗戶的小氣候生態中
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with each window's microclimate,
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陽光和氣溫是會變化的
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so a window farm
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所以窗邊農場
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requires a farmer,
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是需要一個農工的
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and she must decide
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然後她來決定
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what kind of crops she is going to put in her window farm,
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在窗邊農場中放怎樣的種子
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and whether she is going to feed her food organically.
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和是不是用有機肥料去培養
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Back at the time, a window farm was no more
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現在的窗邊農場應該
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than a technically complex idea
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算的上是一個技術比較複雜的想法
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that was going to require a lot of testing.
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是需要很多的測試的
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And I really wanted it to be an open project,
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我真的很希望這可以成為一個大眾項目
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because hydroponics
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因為在美國近年來
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is one of the fastest growing areas of patenting
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水養殖是幾個專利
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in the United States right now
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增長最快的領域之一
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and could possibly become
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很可能成為另一個
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another area like Monsanto,
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像孟山都一樣
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where we have a lot of corporate intellectual property
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在食物方面形成很多
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in the way of people's food.
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企業知識產權
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So I decided that, instead of creating a product,
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所以我並不像做出一個產品
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what I was going to do
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我想的是把
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was open this up to a whole bunch of co-developers.
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這個東西與所有的發展著一同共享
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The first few systems that we created, they kind of worked.
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這是我們創造的第一個系統 相當不錯
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We were actually able to grow about a salad a week
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我們能每星期在典型的紐約公寓的窗戶上
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in a typical New York City apartment window.
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種出一盤沙拉
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And we were able to grow cherry tomatoes and
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我們可以種小番茄
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cucumbers, all kinds of stuff.
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和黃瓜等各種菜
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But the first few systems
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但是這第一個系統
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were these leaky, loud power-guzzlers
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是會漏水 而且很吵費電
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that Martha Stewart would definitely never have approved.
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那樣的東西瑪莎斯圖是肯定不喜歡的
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(Laughter)
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(笑)
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So to bring on more co-developers,
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爲了吸引更多的製造者
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what we did was we created a social media site
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我們建立了一個網站
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on which we published the designs,
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在上面發佈我們設計
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we explained how they worked,
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我們解釋他們是如何工作的
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and we even went so far
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甚至還把
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as to point out everything that was wrong with these systems.
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這些系統的各種漏洞都寫在了上面
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And then we invited people all over the world
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並且邀請全世界的人
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to build them and experiment with us.
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與我們一同實驗來創造這個系統
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So actually now on this website,
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現在這個網站大概有
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we have 18,000 people.
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18000人
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And we have window farms
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我們現在全世界都有了
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all over the world.
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窗邊農場
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What we're doing
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我們現在做的
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is what NASA or a large corporation
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是NASA和那些大公司
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would call R&D, or research and development.
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稱為R＆D的或叫做研究與發展
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But what we call it is R&D-I-Y,
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但是我們把它叫做R＆DIY
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or research and develop it yourself.
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或叫做研究與自己做
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So for example,
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比如
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Jackson came along and suggested
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一路走來的傑克森他建議
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that we use air pumps instead of water pumps.
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我們可以用氣泵代替水泵
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It took building a whole bunch of systems to get it right,
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這需要一系列的改造來實現
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but once we did, we were able
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只要成功了
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to cut our carbon footprint nearly in half.
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我們就能減少一半左右的碳排放
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Tony in Chicago has been taking on growing experiments,
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居住在芝加哥的托尼和許多其他的窗邊農工
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like lots of other window farmers,
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一樣在進行生產實驗
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and he's been able to get his strawberries to fruit
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然後他通過簡單改變養料
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for nine months of the year in low-light conditions
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成功達到了在一年中有九個月
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by simply changing out the organic nutrients.
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都能成功產出草莓
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And window farmers in Finland
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接下來是在芬蘭的窗邊農工
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have been customizing their window farms
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通過加上led燈
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for the dark days of the Finnish winters
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已經成功的讓他們的窗邊農場
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by outfitting them with LED grow lights
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適應了芬蘭冬天的黑暗
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that they're now making open source and part of the project.
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同時他們也把這作為了公開資源計劃的一部份
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So window farms have been evolving
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通過像軟體一樣
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through a rapid versioning process
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不斷的版本更新
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similar to software.
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窗邊農場在不斷的改進
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And with every open source project,
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公開資源的好處就在於
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the real benefit is the interplay
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互相的影響
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between the specific concerns
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由當地人爲了
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of people customizing their systems
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適應當地環境做出的
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for their own particular concerns
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特殊的想法
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and the universal concerns.
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與一般想法見的影響
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So my core team and I
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通過這樣的好處我的核心小組
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are able to concentrate on the improvements
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就能認識到
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that really benefit everyone.
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怎樣的改進才能對大家都有好處
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And we're able to look out for the needs of newcomers.
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同時也能為新參加的人員提供他們的需要
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So for do-it-yourselfers,
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對那些diy者
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we provide free, very well-tested instructions
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我們提供免費優質的指導
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so that anyone, anywhere around the world,
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因此對於任何人在任何地方
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can build one of these systems for free.
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他們都能免費得建一個窗邊農場
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And there's a patent pending on these systems as well
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但是這些系統的專利也是會有的
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that's held by the community.
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是由整個社區的人們所共有的
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And to fund the project,
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出於為項目注資的目的
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we partner to create products
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我們的合作者做了一些產品
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that we then sell to schools and to individuals
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賣給了那些沒有時間自己做的
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who don't have time to build their own systems.
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學校和個人
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Now within our community,
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現在在我們的社區內
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a certain culture has appeared.
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一個很好的風氣已經形成了
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In our culture, it is better to be a tester
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在我們文化裡 我們認為成為一個
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who supports someone else's idea
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實踐者去支持他人的想法
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than it is to be just the idea guy.
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比僅僅成為一個倫理家要好的多
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What we get out of this project
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我們從這個項目中
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is we get support for our own work,
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得到是從我們自己工作中的自信
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as well as an experience of actually contributing
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和真真為環境做點事情的
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to the environmental movement
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體驗
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in a way other than just screwing in new light bulbs.
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而非僅僅是換換燈泡而已
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But I think that Eileen expresses best
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其實我感覺艾琳
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what we really get out of this,
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對我們從中得到了什麽說的最好
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which is the actual joy of collaboration.
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那就是合作的純粹的快樂
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So she expresses here what it's like
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她說這種快樂就像是
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to see someone halfway across the world
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在世界旅途的半路中
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having taken your idea, built upon it
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碰到了一個撿起了你的想法的人 擴充了你的想法的人
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and then acknowledging you for contributing.
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然後感謝你的想法的人
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If we really want to see the kind of wide consumer behavior change
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假如我們真的想看到
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that we're all talking about
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我們作為環境學家和food people所說的
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as environmentalists and food people,
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巨大的消費行為改變
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maybe we just need to ditch the term "consumer"
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可能其實我們僅僅只需要挖掘一下消費者的潛能
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and get behind the people who are doing stuff.
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找到那些想做點是的人就好了
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Open source projects tend to have a momentum of their own.
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公開資源項目也要有它們的春天了
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And what we're seeing is that R&D-I-Y
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並且我們現在看到的R＆diy
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has moved beyond just window farms and LEDs
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也已經從窗邊農場加上led
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into solar panels and aquaponic systems.
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向太陽能板和養耕共生轉變
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And we're building upon innovations
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我們是在前代們的發明基礎
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of generations who went before us.
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上建立起來的
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And we're looking ahead at generations
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現在我們也在尋找下一代
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who really need us to retool our lives now.
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那些需要我們的幫助重組他們生活的人
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So we ask that you join us
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我要求你加入到我們
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in rediscovering the value
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與我們一起重新定義
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of citizens united,
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公民這個小單位的價值
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and to declare
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並與我們一同宣佈
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that we are all still pioneers.
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我們還是開創者
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(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Britta Riley - Artist, urban farmerBritta Riley designs and builds urban farms and other participatory artworks that explore the city.
Why you should listen
Britta Riley is an artist and technologist who makes crowdsourced R&D solutions for environmental issues. Her company, Windowfarms.org was named one of the top 100 businesses to watch in 2010 by Entrepreneur Magazine. Windowfarms makes vertical hydroponic platforms for growing food in city windows, designed in conjunction with a online citizen science web platform for with over 16,000 community members worldwide.
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