I found out about vertical farms through a google news feed and thought it was really compelling.  Dickson Despommier, is the leader of this concept.  Although only a concept, a vertical farm seems to make a lot of sense.  More sense than a refrigerated beach….

Anyway, when one considers the costs of tilling land to the costs of constructing a controlled environment that maximizes productivity, the numbers start to look good.  Imagine how well one could control the growth of crops just like a house plant.   The term “fresh produce” would take on even greater meaning for restaurants and grocery stores located in the building itself.  Even more, energy could be generated from the methane collected from animals kept on a vertical farm. 

Despommier has his own website discussing the topic.  CLICK HERE to go to verticalfarm.com

Scientific American did a great short article on the concept.    CLICK HERE to read more about it.