Re:The underground farm growing salad crops in a disused air...
by thinkcontext on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @02:37PM
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I agree the artificial light makes this uneconomical for most crops. There is an argument for premium greens:
- They can be harvested and then delivered to the customer the same day, some places will pay for this type of high end service
- Indoor crops grow quicker than outdoor ones due to the optimized conditions. For already fast growing crops like greens that means you can have more harvests per year.
- Being able to be located in a densely populated area greatly expands the labor pool
- Vastly improved labor conditions by virtue of being indoors and not bending over to the ground all day
- They can be harvested and then delivered to the customer the same day, some places will pay for this type of high end service
- Indoor crops grow quicker than outdoor ones due to the optimized conditions. For already fast growing crops like greens that means you can have more harvests per year.
- Being able to be located in a densely populated area greatly expands the labor pool
- Vastly improved labor conditions by virtue of being indoors and not bending over to the ground all day