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Empty Office Buildings Are Being Turned Into Vertical Farms (www.smithsonianmag.com)

submitted 1 year ago by sam_uk@lemmy.world to c/solarpunk

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With office usage hovering near 50 percent of pre-pandemic levels, cities are putting the underutilized space to new use growing food

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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 points 1 year ago

Fast growing leaves probably have the best economic case going for them; relatively high value and with a high travel cost.

I didn't say that vertical farms are a great idea, just that they shouldn't be used to grow carbs. Carbs are a low cost to grow and a low cost to ship. You wouldn't use vertical farms for general food security because there are far better options.