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A new vertical farm, with a footprint of less than an acre, can produce 1.8 million kg of fruit annually. (newatlas.com)

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[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The Richmond farm uses 97% less land

Sounds too good to be true. Does this account for land use of the electricity production system?

For every 10sqm saved in farm area, how many extra sqm does the energy production require?

I know it's possible to put solar on rooftop. But it's also possible to have a greenhouse on the rooftop or last floor of a building, and greenhouses need almost no energy in comparison.

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

Solar over normal farmland used for hand/robot-picked plants that like a certain amount of shade is also an option. I'm curious how many acres of solar you'd need to support one acre of this scale of vertical farming.