So when i was in 8th grade i think i came across this article about vertical farms or pretty much a farm inside of a skyscraper and i was just wondering why we dont have more of them they seem atleast to me and my little bit of knowledge reasonably attainable. it could increase food productivity in cities instead of having to transport it from all over the country. It would use hydroponics to grow food and with hydroponics you could also run fish hatcheries. here's the article there are more on google. http://www.popsci.com/cliff-kuang/article/2008-09/farming-sky
If you build a big skyscraper it's not going to make more light shine on earth, it will just take away light from all the places the shadow of the building falls. There's no way to increase canopy size. It's like in the rainforest where just the tall trees get the direct sunlight and there is hardly any plant growth on the forrest floor. The highest elevated leaves get the first shot at the light, it would be the same way with a skyscraper. The top floor of the building would get 12 hours of light (maybe), the south wall of the building (assuming we're in the northern hemisphere) should get 12 hours, but the lower floors would probably get put in the shade by the floors above (once it's high noon, just the top floor of the building would get 100% of the light, right?). the east and west sides might get 6 hours and the north will get 0. I don't think this system would work out.. i've thought about it before and it seems like the light would be such an issue that it wouldn't be an efficient use of resources. I live out in the country and there are field that don't even get planted some years.. I think if we were in desperate enough need of food to build a produce skyscraper, then we would probably plant up these empty fields first.. That's just my 2 cents tho, what do you think?
well i think the article said it uses indoor lighting for it but im mean yea use the feilds we have first but in the city were there are alot of empty building use them
Multistory indoor growing is a great idea. Such farms can be established in urban zones taking advantage of surplus commercial real estate. Locally grown produce year round in any city by comparison virtually eliminating transportation and handling costs. You can even establish your grocery in the same building you grow food in. A further advantage of indoor growing is that you can control the environment for optimum conditions at any moment. You would virtually eliminate the need for pest control. All municipalities could have agriculture departments much like parks departments of today, eliminating the profit motive from the food distribution system.
I've seen hydroponics the same way which grew lettuce. You can use your gf's old pantyhose and it doesn't even take that much water apparently. Let me see if I can find it... Can't find it right now, but I KNOW it' been used! I swear! Or maybe someone played a joke and erased all evidence of that off the net to keep selling planters....
The government doesn't want us to grow vertical gardens? hmmmm... Why would that be? Makes no logical sense... Oh wait.. It's the government.... There have been some great advances in undersea farming as well. Need to do something, can't really grow enough food normally, as not enough space right? Moon farms anyone?
do you have a link to the underseas farming id like to see that. lets go to the moon i have a biodome lets do it
Here's some information on the undersea farming: They grow seaweed, but some kinds of rice I think where grown too.. Need a refresher and read them again when I have some time. here ya go: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-12/28/content_11762374.htm Admittedly, so far it's food stuffs that I wouldn't eat, but hey, you never know.. Someday that may be all we get to eat...
