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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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[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Can't grow much else in vertical farms. Growing staples is hard and could not compete with prices from those grown outside.

What you see for sale from vertical farms is vegetative plant organs (not seeds/fruits) with water making up almost all of the mass.