Vertical farming in NYC

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: Bookworm

Only 6 million?! Why, sign me up right now! I hope that the benefit outweights the cost... especially since it seems like a big excuse to fill in more real farms.quote>

Well, Las Vegas is in the middle of a desert.  I don't know where the nearest usable farm land is but it sure isn't anywhere close.  Seems like a logical place to try this.

[Easy Bakes 253]

They will definatly have enough sunlight in Vegas

Water not so much.

[hamsterTK 93]

Well, Las Vegas is in the middle of a desert. I don't know where the nearest usable farm land is but it sure isn't anywhere close. Seems like a logical place to tryquote>

there are irrigated farms all over the desert. Not to mention the imperial valley is not very far either. Just the proximity to California and Mexico means Las Vegas is really close to most of the major produce growing areas in the US.

I think the real purpose of putting in in Las Vegas is the tourism factor.

Anyways, they already have large scale hydroponics farms that are under greenhouses, this doesnt seem so different just stacked vertically. Now I don't know if you could ever grow enough corn or wheat in one of these but I bet for small produce items like say lettuce this could be a great solution especially since it could operate year around.

[lucashp 1]

Oh great, Now all i need is a 500-foot ladder to harvest them.

[patriots_1228 51]

That pic on the front page looks just like PEGs futuristic farms. Its like he knew...

[Godzillaman 21]

Originally posted by: patriots_1228 That pic on the front page looks just like PEGs futuristic farms. Its like he knew... quote>

It looks almost exactly like one of the versions...

[Easy Bakes 253]

mabey it is?