Vertical Farm Update

Now Iconoculture has caught on to this (you may remember I posted and talked about an article I read on the vertical farm concept a couple months back). Here's what Iconoculture has to say on the subject:

"Consumers living in large metropolitan areas may be struggling with the desire to buy locally grown produce and the lack of availability. The creative solutions, whether a complex skyscraper design or simply a small indoor garden, will likely connect with those looking for a way to lessen their impact on the planet."

Also, Toronto is bandying about the idea of building a Sky Farm downtown, the building's 58 floors would have nearly 3 million sq. feet of floor and 8 million sq. ft. of farmable surface, or growing area.



Pretty cool. And personally I think it would be great to have a cluster of three 35–40 story buildings in Denver that were vertical farms. Not only would it make it easier for people here to buy locally grown produce but it would be great for the economy in terms of our exports. How often do we hear of late frosts (or other bad weather) severly hampering our crops of corn, cherries, peaches, apricots, etc.? A climate controlled environment could guarantee that a certain amount would always be available. Plus, by making the buildings not only green but a source of renewable energy (recycling rain/snow water as well as turning sewage into gray water) we're aiding the health of our own local environment.