  Tompage Member Username: Tompage Post Number: 50 Registered: 01-2005 |
From a "Slashfood" blog on AOL. Certainly inspires the imagination for adaptive reuse of some local buildings! http://www.slashfood.com/2008/ 01/16/vertical-farm-rises-in-l as-vegas/ Vertical farm rises in Las Vegas Posted Jan 16th 2008 10:07AM by Shayna Glick Filed under: Science, Farming, Business, On the Blogs artists rendering of proposed vertical farm Las Vegas is a town known for doing things in a big way. Well now they're giving sustainability the royal treatment. There's a proposal on the table to build the world's first vertical farm. Not just any vertical farm either, but 30 storys of it. This $200 million project would be able to feed 72,000 people for a year and would grow everything from apples to winter squash. Of course, all of the products would be distributed directly to the casinos and hotels, who will be funding the project in the first place. The farm could potentially make up to $25 million a year, plus $15 million in potential tourist revenue. That means that it would eventually recoup the enormous start-up costs, especially with it's projected $6 million per year operating costs. With our world population growing exponentially, and 60% of that population living in or near urban centers, vertical farms could be the wave of the future. If this experiment proves successful, every city in the world could one day be able to feed its citizens fresh, locally grown produce. Here's hoping that this Vegas happening won't stay there. | ||
Mwilbert Member Username: Mwilbert Post Number: 71 Registered: 11-2007 |
It would be great for Detroit to have some indoor farming for local produce in the winter, but there is so much land available I don't think there is much need to go vertical. Existing buildings probably don't have enough windows, or strong enough floors (water and/or dirt are really heavy). |
