• schmidtster@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    What’s inefficient about vertical farming? There’s plenty of green area even in the Picture that’s posted, could easily put a bike and pedestrian network through there. If it was needed.

    There’s always solutions, but it’s also just easier to bitch and moan instead.

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      10 months ago

      What’s inefficient about vertical farming?

      Cost. It’s a lot more expensive to build vertical. Additionally you need lighting that would wouldn’t need otherwise.

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        10 months ago

        The capacity more than makes up for it. You could also grow in cold climates where you can’t normally as well.

        The benefits are there.

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          9 months ago

          No, it’s just like solar. You need existing infrastructure to make it worthwhile, e.g. the top, sides, or inside of an apartment building . Otherwise there would be vertical farms everywhere. America is entrepreneur/Venture capital heavy. If it penciled out properly, people would be doing it.