Floating Farm

Floating Farm Rotterdam

Floating Farm Rotterdam was the first floating farm in the world and since its creation in 2019, thousands of people from all over the world have come to take a look. Parts of the farm are open for visitors and tours and various events are organised there.

The main goal is to produce healthy food in the city, close to the consumer in a sustainable, innovative, transparent way with animal welfare as a top priority.

For the Floating Farm it is important
- to prevent food losses,
- to reduce the transport of food and
- to improve the quality of the food.

Floating Farm stands for circular farming: more precisely, in addition to supplying fresh dairy to the city, as much as possible of the raw materials used, including the food for the cows, consist of residual waste from the same city!

For example, their animals are already fed beer grain from a number of Rotterdam breweries, bran from Schiedam mills, grass from sports fields in the area and potato peels from a local producer.
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Country:  Netherlands

Tours of the Floating farm

Groups interested in learning more about the background and plans of the world's first and only floating farm can book a visit. During a presentation, an experienced guide will explain how they farm in an animal-friendly, sustainable, circular way and what innovative techniques they use. This will be followed by a tour of the farm.

Optionally, a tasting of their delicious dairy products can also be booked.
Impact
Economic impact
No economic impact of the project has been mentioned.


Social impact
Visitors learn more about how food is produced and how they can contribute to a more sustainable way of food production and creating more liveable cities.

Encourage more people to consider the possibilities and opportunities offered by floating buildings.

Environmental impact
Showcase sustainability and maintainable food production.

Show visitors (particularly children) what healthy food is all about and how it’s produced. 
Resources
Human resources
Own staff
Volunteers who support the activities on the tours and during events.


Financial resources
The personnel-related costs.

Other resources
The grains from a number of Rotterdam breweries, bran from Schiedam mills, grass from nearby sports fields and potato peels from a local processor for feeding the cows.
Visuals
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