http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/13/vertical-farms-from-vision-to-reality/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:16:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/13/vertical-farms-from-vision-to-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-107349 Addressing all the economic and environmental barriers to vertical farming « Fujimoto Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:16:29 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=18904#comment-107349 [...] watts for each 9 square feet of plant area. Indoor CO2 levels can be controlled by sensors using various automated systems. A recent vertical farm in Singapore produces 1000 lbs of vegetables a day, with [...]

]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/13/vertical-farms-from-vision-to-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-38388 ampoule led Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:15:40 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=18904#comment-38388 A great idea! It seems to be working pretty well in the locations where these vertical farms have been built. I wish there were more of them around! A big initial investment but very interesting on a long term analysis I guess…Recreating natural light with LED lights is a great idea and it saves a lot of electricity.

]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/13/vertical-farms-from-vision-to-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-25303 phan chanh tin Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:17:56 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=18904#comment-25303 that a good idea…but it is very difficul to do.

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