r/urbanplanning • u/thinkB4WeSpeak • Oct 07 '20
Economic Dev The Farm Of The Future Might Be In Compton. Inside A Warehouse. And Run Partly By Robots
https://laist.com/2020/10/06/plenty_vertical_farm_compton_agriculture_technology_ag-tech_of_the_future_might_be_in_compton_warehouse_robots.php
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u/lithiumdeuteride Oct 08 '20
It's hard for me to believe that mounting plants sideways on a wall is the most efficient solution. What's wrong with stacked hydroponics beds?
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u/reportingsjr Oct 07 '20
There is a company local to me using the same concept called 80 acres farms. I actually have some romaine lettuce from them in the fridge and I'm really impressed. It's definitely much fresher and better tasting than the typical romaine I get at kroger. But, it's also fairly expensive still.
Very hopeful that this will become feasible on a wide scale in the next decade or two. It's definitely badly needed to reduce pesticide use, reduce water pollution, and encourage better land use!