Re:The vertical farming bubble is finally popping
by julienchastang on Monday February 27, 2023 @05:28PM
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The issue of temperature control is covered extensively in the video as are some economic concerns (he sells oranges at NE farmer's markets!). What I wonder is if this could be a viable business. Land and possibly water could be cheap in that part of the country. Energy costs are negligible due to the design. Of course, there would have to be a big upfront capital expenditure and some time to get something like this going.
Does it scale? Profitably, no, because transportation of oranges from California and Florida to Nebraska is currently quick and cheap.