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With vertical farming, we can feed any number of people with less and less inputs. It's a solved problem, if we just scale up this technology everywhere. "It’s
by throwawayfear 5y ago
With vertical farming, we can feed any number of people with less and less inputs. It's a solved problem, if we just scale up this technology everywhere.
"It’s also indoors, can be placed anywhere on the planet, is heavily integrated with robots and AI, and produces better fruits and vegetables while using 95% less water and 99% less land."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/11/20/this-2-acre-vertical-farm-out-produces-750-acre-flat-farms https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/11/20/this-2-...
- carapace 5y agoI recently came across this pretty awesome system for vertical hydroponics. It's designed to be self-contained, with minimal labor and power requirements (systems can be run off-grid.) It's a bit capital intensive, and you have to get your nutrients from somewhere, of course, but it seems really promising. https://ezgrogarden.com/ https://ezgrogarden.com/ > Johnson says the system will grow 700 plants, using 15 towers, in a space of just 2 by 18 feet. Today, he sells kits ranging from single tower patio gardens to 10-tower deck gardens to commercial-sized set-ups like those being used by a Miami football stadium for concession meals, by a Whole Foods Market in New Jersey, and by rooftop farmers in Lagos, Nigeria. ... This closed-loop system uses less than 10% of the water of a traditional garden. ... To create a system robust enough for even off-grid farmers, Johnson has spent the last 2 decades developing his trihelix solar windmill. "Mad scientist's homestead is parking size, off-grid system" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSnHShly5R0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSnHShly5R0
- imtringued 5y agoOk but first you have to show us your fusion reactors.