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Page must be dying from Hacker News hits ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED For what it is worth I have been casually reading about vertical farming and think this may be

• hellbanner 11y ago
  It's up for me, try again. In disagreement with the posts above -- I think innovation in food production is possible, neccessary, and looks like it is underway.
  • ewzimm 11y ago
    Where I live, the average farm loses money every year. The only reason farming exists in its current form in this area is because of government subsidies. There are big lobbying groups to make sure that specific methods are paid for by taxes, even if they aren't efficient. Also, the average age of farmers is over 60, so they are extremely unlikely to try innovative methods. Only once the current generation dies off will there be any major changes, because right now everything is prescribed and paid for.
• thesteamboat 11y ago
  I was able to click through, and also the same content (save for a few pictures) is available in pdf form [0]. As someone else who has been casually interested in vertical farming, I was pretty disappointed with this piece. It didn't give me any new information, and it didn't give any sense of progress that has been made or challenges to be overcome. It's really an introductory fluff piece for people unfamiliar with the concept. [0]: http://www.fdnearth.org/files/2012/09/Why-vertical-farms_Final.pdf http://www.fdnearth.org/files/2012/09/Why-vertical-farms_Fin...