Re:Indoor farming: Good for cannabis, not so good for food
by evgen on Saturday January 02, 2016 @10:10AM
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Indoor farming will not be cheaper, efficient, or environmentally friendly. It will be more expensive because it has to supply all of its inputs while outdoor farms get a _massive_ energy subsidy from the Sun. The amount of energy required to deliver food from a farm to the grocery is NOTHING compared to the energy we spend getting it from grocery to table; indoor farming will change none of that. It is a delusional pipe-dream from people who do not understand modern agriculture.
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Re:Indoor farming: Good for cannabis, not so good for food
by kevindeasis on Saturday January 02, 2016 @11:02AM
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Ok, this article claims the productivity: http://weburbanist.com/2015/01/11/worlds-largest-indoor-farm...
Let me find a research paper and see if it is really valid or not
So, I still don't find any reason why vertical farming, which is indoors is a problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_farming
What are your thoughts on this?