The solar farm to produce enough light pressure would be bigger than the area needed to farm rice naturally. Natural sunlight is KEY to effective and efficient production.
jeffery wise True but you can use geothermal as well. Put the farm underground entirely 1000 feet of underground building. Then use solar from solar towers.
1. The cost to produce such structure is astronomical. Structure cost, city land cost, harvesting machinery cost, storage cost (warehouse), lighting system cost (LED not cheap), etc 2. Space renting is not cheap in the city. 3. Are you expecting people to buy your expensive vegetable? 4. How do u compete with the existing farmer owning huge peace of land? 5. Grow and market rice to Japan? You need to consider the neighbor country such as China who own huge land and can produce rice cheaply. It can even be done horizontally in control environment greenhouse. 6. How long does it take for ROI? 7. Solar panel to power the LED is environmental friendly but the process of making the solar panel does not. 8. It better to buy land a bit further away from the city cheaply and optimize the transportation and logistic.
I would like to see one built here in Northern Arkansas. While we have a decent growing season. The ground isn't very good for growing and we raise everything we grow in raised beds.
What is the source of these nutrients and fertilizers that are used in the vertical farms? the heavy use of fertilizers are a large factor in erosion "downstream" in the agricultural process and many fertilzers are not sustainably produced or are rapidly dwindling (phosphate rock,etc.). Anybuddy with some hydro-ag background have an idea about the source and "downstream" effects of this is? Beyond the obvious of possible loss of nutrient density due to artificial growing environments and pollution from the city.
yes all that but are they adding CO²? they say they are controlling every nutrient but I don't see them using CO² to increase vegetative growth while providing a sink for atmospheric CO².
Everyone would have more land for healthy food if everyone pooled all their collective wisdom to design and impliment an intentional control on the current operational development of construction and renovation for re-purposing to control the sprawl. We should never have been in large cities, but rather communities which could rationally control the services and essential supplies for the local populace. Engineer greater efficiency of the huge "opps" already made. You need less buildings, more green space, and it can still be done with re-purposing all those vacant homes and buildings. Think beyond bandaid solutions.
They were joking of course. I like the comment about another Al Gore. These 2 were not even born when vertical farming was being tested in the southwest. Better to get world champion Frisbee throwers to do vertical ag instead of architects. Step one is always a microbiologist then fill in the blanks. If anybody wants the historical facts just ask. Some of us are old enough to have been there since day one.
ROFL... sounds like he's got a case of the "al gore"... rofl..this guy is far from the "inventor of the internet"..oops I mean vertical farming... Grandeur much?
Traditional farming is not natural either my friend. We have selected plants for specific traits for thousands of years now, creating lettuce, broccoli, Brussels sprouts etc in the process. IT IS ALL Frankenstein plants now, we have just figured out a much better way of doing it.
The solar farm to produce enough light pressure would be bigger than the area needed to farm rice naturally. Natural sunlight is KEY to effective and efficient production.
jeffery wise True but you can use geothermal as well. Put the farm underground entirely 1000 feet of underground building. Then use solar from solar towers.
1. The cost to produce such structure is astronomical. Structure cost, city land cost, harvesting machinery cost, storage cost (warehouse), lighting system cost (LED not cheap), etc
2. Space renting is not cheap in the city.
3. Are you expecting people to buy your expensive vegetable?
4. How do u compete with the existing farmer owning huge peace of land?
5. Grow and market rice to Japan? You need to consider the neighbor country such as China who own huge land and can produce rice cheaply. It can even be done horizontally in control environment greenhouse.
6. How long does it take for ROI?
7. Solar panel to power the LED is environmental friendly but the process of making the solar panel does not.
8. It better to buy land a bit further away from the city cheaply and optimize the transportation and logistic.
I would like to see one built here in Northern Arkansas. While we have a decent growing season. The ground isn't very good for growing and we raise everything we grow in raised beds.
3:53 need more details /info on this Vertical Rice Farm Building model details. Thanks.
What is the source of these nutrients and fertilizers that are used in the vertical farms? the heavy use of fertilizers are a large factor in erosion "downstream" in the agricultural process and many fertilzers are not sustainably produced or are rapidly dwindling (phosphate rock,etc.). Anybuddy with some hydro-ag background have an idea about the source and "downstream" effects of this is? Beyond the obvious of possible loss of nutrient density due to artificial growing environments and pollution from the city.
yes all that but are they adding CO²? they say they are controlling every nutrient but I don't see them using CO² to increase vegetative growth while providing a sink for atmospheric CO².
Dissolved CO2 and dissolved oxygen can be added into the nutrient solution mix sprayed into the root system. Problem solved!
IS THE QUALITY AS GOOD AS VEGETABLES GROWING IN THE GROUND?
Much better!
Everyone would have more land for healthy food if everyone pooled all their collective wisdom to design and impliment an intentional control on the current operational development of construction and renovation for re-purposing to control the sprawl. We should never have been in large cities, but rather communities which could rationally control the services and essential supplies for the local populace. Engineer greater efficiency of the huge "opps" already made. You need less buildings, more green space, and it can still be done with re-purposing all those vacant homes and buildings. Think beyond bandaid solutions.
11:05 I like those hot women sims
Make parking lots
we need to have a lot of money to farming. but the government told its was useless n its didnt received any benefit to them...
Just irrigate Patagonia
Make home 🏡 with flat roof
inventor of vertical farming !
They were joking of course. I like the comment about another Al Gore. These 2 were not even born when vertical farming was being tested in the southwest. Better to get world champion Frisbee throwers to do vertical ag instead of architects. Step one is always a microbiologist then fill in the blanks. If anybody wants the historical facts just ask. Some of us are old enough to have been there since day one.
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ROFL... sounds like he's got a case of the "al gore"... rofl..this guy is far from the "inventor of the internet"..oops I mean vertical farming... Grandeur much?
frankentein plants,no soil no sun light,all chemicals fast growing fast profit
Traditional farming is not natural either my friend. We have selected plants for specific traits for thousands of years now, creating lettuce, broccoli, Brussels sprouts etc in the process. IT IS ALL Frankenstein plants now, we have just figured out a much better way of doing it.