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Vertical farming or any kind of farming aimed at making the growing season much longer is going to largely be a play for high-end quality, of which I am not sur

Vertical farming or any kind of farming aimed at making the growing season much longer is going to largely be a play for high-end quality, of which I am not sure the market is nearly big enough to get Silicon Valley involved. High-end restaurants 100% are willing to pay for access to better ingredients. Some individual consumers may be as well, but this market isn't huge. Vertical farming would also need to be able to take on more than just greens.

incrudible 4y ago
> more than just greens Two dollar strawberries are the next big step, apparently.
jonathankoren 4y ago
> Vertical farming would also need to be able to take on more than just greens. That's the thing. It really can't. Grains are very very cheap, and the price efficiency drops in relation to the water use. (i.e. more water efficient the crop, the less profitable the crop is.) This has been the case with hydroponics for at least 40 years now.