this post was submitted on 27 Sep 2024
253 points (98.5% liked)

Futurology

1855 readers
97 users here now

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
voidx
Lugh
Espiritdescali
AwesomeLowlander
253
A new vertical farm, with a footprint of less than an acre, can produce 1.8 million kg of fruit annually. (newatlas.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Lugh to c/futurology
65 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] cynar@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Human waste could be used. It requires more processing to keep it safe, however.

There is also the complecating factor of chemicals. Night soil needs relatively little work. Toilet cleaner, however, needs more processing.

It's currently nowhere close to viable to do in a city environment, that could be changed in future.