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Florida is a State that is very vulnerable to climate change. Sea level rise affecting several cities due to its low altitude resulting in populations migration. Red tides caused by fertilizer runoffs from agriculture affecting the biodiversity of the rivers and oceans. Sinkholes being formed due to its excessive use of water that depletes the rich aquifer available in the State. What if we have a solution that solves these problems and, at the same time, improve overall population health? I have created and prototyped a sustainable food production that does exactly that. The use of modern food production methods such as aquaponics, hydroponics, and microgreens, integrated with technologies such as water collection using Peltier device, solar energy, monitoring, and automation, makes the solution sustainable. It uses only about 10% of the water, it eliminates fertilizer runoffs, it is carbon emission negative, so it helps avoiding sea level rise. On top of all that, this solution is scalable vertically and horizontally so it saves space, and it can be implemented anywhere and not only in rural areas. As a bonus, it is well known that planting your own food increases overall population health. Sustainable food production for a better world!