鹿特丹漂浮牧场：城市水面上的一方乳业田园
In Rotterdam’s busy Merwehaven harbor, a surprising sight floats on the water: a full-scale dairy farm. The three-story Floating Farm houses a herd that grazes above the port, while a robotic milking parlor runs automatically day and night. Commuters on the quay might hear the lowing of cows, a rural sound in a post-industrial landscape.
The project was born from a simple but pressing question: as cities swell, how can we produce fresh food closer to consumers? The farm collects rainwater, cultivates drought-resistant duckweed as feed, and processes milk on site—all within a few city blocks. This closed-loop system slashes transport emissions and delivers dairy that practically skips the supply chain, ending up in neighborhood shops and cafés.
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