Floating Farm

Urban Farm DB summary

A floating dairy farm in the harbour of Rotterdam, described by its founders Peter and Minke van Wingerden as the world's first. It opened on May 13, 2019 with 32 cows, with plans to grow to 40. It is designed to use residual city products such as park grass and food waste to feed the animals, processes raw dairy into milk and yoghurt onsite for distribution in the city, and returns cow manure as fertilizer for public spaces. All power comes from solar panels, rainwater is collected on the roof, and milking, manure cleanup, and feeding are largely automated.

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• 32 count

  cow herd size at opening(floating farm rotterdam)

  Design

  region

  Netherlands

  year

  2019

• 40 count↑ Increase

  cow herd size planned(floating farm rotterdam)

  DesignControl: planned growth from the 32 cows present at the 2019 opening

  region

  Netherlands