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- DouglasQ, on 05/07/2009, -1/+32F
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- macauthor, on 05/06/2009, -0/+14I'm not so into the idea of growing animals in towers (the chickens & goats) but I like the concept for vegetables & fruits. Home gardeners do that on a very small scale - strawberry towers, hanging tomato baskets/bags... I'd be interested in knowing actual growing details: organic? all hyrdroponic? etc.
- inactive, on 05/07/2009, -0/+12RE- RE- RE-introducing it on Digg.
- BicBall, on 05/07/2009, -0/+10i just scrolled up and down over the first picture for like 5 minutes with my mouse wheel. its like wobbling a pencil between your fingers
- inactive, on 05/06/2009, -1/+10Anything that can improve the way we do things today, I'm all for it...Thnx for the share
- MrFunStuff, on 05/07/2009, -0/+5If you mean "viable" as in won't generate as much money as industrial farms than yes.
- inactive, on 05/07/2009, -0/+5Vertical farm stories on digg : Over 100*
Actual vertical farms : 0
* http://digg.com/search?s=vertical+farm - cruik, on 05/07/2009, -0/+5Awesome idea, but it'll take 200 years and massive overpopulation to become an economically viable option.
- Sunscreen, on 05/07/2009, -2/+6This should be great for marijuana.
- lostmessiah, on 05/07/2009, -0/+3Well, yes. That was, sadly, precisely what I meant.
- agent0064life, on 05/07/2009, -0/+3How much weed could you grow in one of these?
- redwire, on 05/07/2009, -0/+3There's been a few proof of concept examples where they haven't used hydroponics Deltapark in the netherlands comes to mind its not an entirely closed system but its close.
Basically you have animals to produce fertilizer for the plants and the plants produce food for the animals in addition to whats meant for distribution.
You also benefit from the fact that your sourcing everything internally which means less chance of introducing foreign pests that might harm your crops so theres almost no need to pesticides.
Additionally the fact that its contained within a structure means the crops aren't subject to environmental harm such as frost, hail, flooding or drought so the crops are more consistent then that grown via old methods and ultimately more economically viable.
Its downside is the upfront cost an example structure to feed 100'000 consistently would have to be almost a square Km and 12 stories tall for example. - Demos27, on 05/07/2009, -0/+3Well it's not like they've been in the greatest conditions in the first place.
- lostmessiah, on 05/07/2009, -2/+5Chances are, it won't be organic. If corporate farms thought that sustainable and organic agricultural models were actually viable, then we never would have moved to non-organic methods to begin with. Seems likely that they would be using hydroponics, though. It would be difficult to get enough dirt to grow everything, otherwise.
- AdmiralHalsey, on 05/07/2009, -0/+3Unless the air and rainwater they plan to use is filtered on its way into the building , I don't think I'd eat food grown in a major city. When it rains and all the smog disappears, I imagine that ultimately being taken up by the food.
- garret35, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3This is a greast idea for sub urbanites. We, my family and I are very lucky to be fairly close, only half hour drive to our local farmer's market. Great share.
- iguanapunk, on 05/07/2009, -0/+2The amazing thing about this is that Chris Morris joked about vertical farms in Brass Eye years ago.
- Elemint, on 05/07/2009, -0/+2I think it would be cool. plus it might just help the smog in our cities.
- lostmessiah, on 05/07/2009, -0/+2Just curious, do you do any farming/growing of your own? I'm always jealous of suburban yards... I don't have much growing space in my apartment.
- Falldog, on 05/07/2009, -0/+2Hanging Gardens of Babylon for the modern age.
- sonicpentatonic, on 05/07/2009, -0/+2must suck to live in a polluted city.
- jcc6655, on 05/07/2009, -0/+2it's a cool concept but will be even more exciting when i see even one farm with at least a second floor....
- rjshatz, on 05/07/2009, -0/+2This includes vertical chicken coops and pony stables, right?
- magamiako, on 05/07/2009, -0/+2You know the funny thing is I thought about this concept when I was a teenager, and perhaps quite a few people have. (This was 12 years ago or so when I wondered about something like this).
I really, really like the concept. A lot of people arguing that this isn't "healthy", "normal", etc. it's a whole lot better than our current system, which involves removing vast amounts of "natural" habit to plant our farms. We've bought up for high rises and there's no reason we couldn't do so for farming as well. - quirkopatra, on 05/07/2009, -1/+2I'm worried about the livestock due to sanitation issues, but it's worth trying one to see if it works. I like it.
- AlyxVance, on 05/07/2009, -1/+2Farming of the future and always will be. The real advances will be in plant genetics, irrigation, and farming techniques in underdeveloped countries.
The costs of construction and maintaining a facility like this vs the return would be so low. It would be awesome, but not going to happen. - skiindude22, on 05/07/2009, -0/+1FUTfarmingURE
- inactive, on 05/07/2009, -0/+1Turns out the makers of the Topsy Turvy were on to something, however it costs 20 bucks and nets one tomato.
- Nebarik, on 05/07/2009, -1/+2did you have trouble reading it top down?
- ebcreasoner, on 05/07/2009, -0/+1That's cool
- superspaldo707, on 05/07/2009, -0/+1There was a better written article on something like this in Popular science a few months ago, seems like a pretty cool idea.
- lostlyrics, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1strawberry barrels (with many holes more) and
herb spirals have even kinda tradition in germany :)
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_M0Mz-tF23B8/SbjLkr4L0TI/AAAA ...
http://www.draht-driller.de/seite/bilder/Kraeuters ... - Demos27, on 05/08/2009, -0/+1It's just they really don't live in adequate conditions at the moment. Yes, it's adequate enough for us, and I think they give the animals shots and stuff for diseases, and that's only because conditions they live are prone to disease.
- inactive, on 05/07/2009, -0/+1Thomas Jefferson would be proud... sort of...
- ViscidGobs, on 05/07/2009, -0/+1This article gives proof that ***** runs downhill.
- MargotCross, on 05/08/2009, -0/+1it's about time we get a move on...
- gp1183, on 05/07/2009, -0/+1The Age vs. Stories curve is roughly exponential. Could mean a greater supply of vertical farming stories which in turn would signal a greater interest of the topic, perhaps even leading to an actual vertical farm being built.
- gp1183, on 05/07/2009, -1/+2Why digg him down, the sad thing is he's right. In America there are too many people and too much space. These farms would be great for metropolitan areas but rural cities would suffer greatly.
If that happens, where would we stop to go pee and buy McDonalds during road trips? - mikemehak, on 05/07/2009, -0/+1I was dugg down for several reasons.
1) diggs are based on who said what, not what was said by who.
2) most people on digg believe everything they read. So if someone says there is a shortage of farm land and it's causing too much pollution, it must be true
3) Most home arrest prisoners with ankle bracelets have a bigger radius of travel than most people on digg. Most diggers rarely leave their basement, let alone the city.
But hey, have fun paying an extremely over inflated price to a McFarmer rather than eating food grown by hard working citizens. - inactive, on 05/07/2009, -1/+1Aesthetically, this looks very unimaginative. The cisterns and wind turbines are prime examples of this. As to the science, I dont really know, but...to capture sunlight...wouldnt it need to be built in a rural area anyway?
- durruticolumn, on 09/18/2009, -1/+1
Not a great idea for livestock, except maybe for chickens, and other small animals. Other than that, it's a fantastic idea.
We're running out of arable land, globally. The future of food production is indoors. - NosceTeIpsum, on 05/07/2009, -2/+2Won't happen because it makes logical sense.
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http://www.americasheartland.org/episodes/episode_ ... - quirkopatra, on 05/08/2009, -1/+1I don't understand your response to my comment.
Sanitation. Sometimes livestock gets diseases and I would worry that those would spread through the whole operation. - skuddy, on 05/07/2009, -0/+0who said anything about growing pot? they are talking about fruits and veggies. and clearly you didnt read the article. they have wind turbines and geothermals and all kinds of other ***** to produce the energy to light the place up. you my friend, are a grade A moron.
- DubWainwright, on 05/10/2009, -0/+0Imagine a salad grown downtown.
This is really neat, but I think that using already existing infrastructure to add rooftop gardens to pre-existing buildings is far more feasible from a cost/benefit standpoint. I'd love to see a giant garden stretching across the rooftops on South Congress providing fresh produce to restaurants and residents via a farmers market or cooperative. - undervalued, on 05/16/2009, -0/+0Oh god, the smell of livestock in the inner city? :(
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