Tokyo-based artist Koshi Kawachi recently demonstrated his "Manga Farming" technique -- which uses old manga as a growing medium for vegetables -- by cultivating a crop of radish sprouts in an installation at the Matsuzakaya department store in Nagoya.

Manga Farming, by Koshi Kawachi --

Manga Farming, by Koshi Kawachi --

Manga Farming, by Koshi Kawachi -- Manga Farming, by Koshi Kawachi --

Manga Farming, by Koshi Kawachi --

Manga Farming, by Koshi Kawachi --

Manga Farming, by Koshi Kawachi --

Manga Farming, by Koshi Kawachi --

Manga Farming, by Koshi Kawachi --

Manga Farming, by Koshi Kawachi --

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