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Re:2-Acre Vertical Farm Run by AI and Robots Out-Produces 72... by Melting_Harps on Friday January 01, 2021 @02:17PM (#25605851)
> Not going to get into terroir other than to say that to reduce it solely to the soil type is the wrong way to look at it. It’s more of a holistic view of the entire growing microclimate, including soil, topography, water table, general climate conditions, etc.

Well said.

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Re:2-Acre Vertical Farm Run by AI and Robots Out-Produces 72... by yencabulator on Friday January 01, 2021 @09:47PM (#25609839)
All of these things sound like something a tightly controlled vertical farm could reproduce at will, once they figure out the mechanics. They could even come up with new, even more preferred, "terroirs", by adjusting settings.
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Re:2-Acre Vertical Farm Run by AI and Robots Out-Produces 72... by veggieburglar on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @09:18AM (#25747175)
No doubt that they would come up with “new” terroir- every spot has its own “terroir.” My point was that it’s not something that can be quantified, so there’s no point trying to game it.
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