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  1. Dec 2021
    1. The next generation of farms are indoors and vertical. “Vertical farms” work like parking garages. Many don’t use soil; they use materials and sensors that mimic natural environments. Because they can operate 24/7 and recycle water, the efficiency is f*cking ridiculous: 350x the traditional farm harvest with just 1% of the water.

      It would be critical to research nutrient density. Since, as food grows larger, it has lower density of nutrients to calories. We could wind up producing 100x the amount of food, but will it have the same amount of nutrition?