Re:The underground farm growing salad crops in a disused air...
by squish78 on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @03:57PM
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How much are you willing to pay for a head of lettuce? I have no idea about the logistics or costs for building hydro-electric indoor multi-storied farms on mountainsides, but it sounds like many millions of dollars.
I think a more realistic approach to mountain farming would be what Sepp Holzer does in the Austrian Alps.
What about in places where electrical energy is abundant, and space is limited? Or maybe in locations where terrain is very difficult to farm on. Mountainous terrain provides a lot of potential hydro-power, but are terrible places to place farms.
Would a dam powered multi-storied indoor farm be a feasible solution in a situation like this? Not to mention, it could provide light 24/7.
Not being facetious here. Genuinely curious what the pros and cons would be to a farm designed this way.