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A new vertical farm, with a footprint of less than an acre, can produce 1.8 million kg of fruit annually. (newatlas.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (14 children)

I don't see how vertical farming can make sense. There is only so much sunlight striking the ground and you just changed the angle and so shaded something else.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (12 children)

Artificial lighting exists.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (6 children)

Let's assume the energy for lighting comes from solar. Panels are only 20% effective. Now your vertical farm needs 5x the space of a basic farm, and you still have to pay for power instead of using free sunlight. There is some video on YouTube from a salt lake city university professor who works for nasa on growing plants in space about this topic.

[–] tee9000 2 points 4 months ago

Why are discussing the logistics of such a complex project from such a singular perspective? Its pointless. They probably have their shit figured out.

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