We Learn to Grow Crops in Saltwater

There is a much simpler solution: Globalization, and never buy anything local.<p>Only buy products grown in the environment best suited to them. Different crops grow better in different parts of the world. Plant each crop in the place best suited to it.<p>The are plenty of areas that get far more water than they can use.<p>Contrary to popular opinion this will not use more energy either.<p>Buy local is a very very bad idea from an ecological point of view.

It's great research like this that makes me wonder why some people are against genetically modified foods. I'm sure some modifications are bad, but how could ones like these do anything but help people survive that otherwise wouldn't?

This is silly.<p>They were doing something similar in Nevada, where they brought in salt water, and planted salt water species in for bio-fuel and fodder.<p>The thing is, the natures process turns organic matter into a salt binding agent on decomposition. So, salt levels end up going down as organic matter (like leaf fall, etc) is added. I've studied with this man before, and he's extremely knowledgeable in this field. I've linked to this video, and I'll link to it again: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sohI6vnWZmk" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sohI6vnWZmk</a><p>The technique in the article is riding the problem, not fixing it.