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Vertical farming: a local solution for greens, but not feeding the world any time soon (www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com)

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A data driven assessment of the role of verticle farming in feeding the world.

“The economics of producing leafy greens and lettuce in vertical farms can work, if electricity prices are low”

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Light-shafts or relatively inefficient building layouts are necessary once a building hits a certain size, so this would probably not have a big impact on overall living space. Of course such a building would be more expensive to build, but it might be possible to offset if the vertical farm's profits would benefit the same housing coop.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Moisture would be an issue with such a set up, and could cause mold and mildew in apartment units