http://illusoryfollies.com/120/ Code, Technology, and Ramblings Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:36:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://illusoryfollies.com/120/comment-page-1/#comment-848 Dave Feucht Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:31:22 +0000 http://illusoryfollies.com/2007/10/05/120/#comment-848 not only would this be cheaper than shipping produce all over the country/world, it would require less energy, especially less fossil fuel, and therefore would be more sustainable for a long period of time. this of course would also have a political effect (as with cars using alternative fuel sources), because we wouldn't be nearly so dependent on fossil fuels from other parts of the world. if, as is advertised, they could be operated on renewable energy, it would cut down even more on the pollution caused by conventional power plants, as well as farm machinery and such. also, as mentioned in the wikipedia article, foods could potentially be grown with less need for pesticides, chemicals, genetic modifications, which would be beneficial for everyone. I guess one thing to think of would be, if we start creating these vertical farms, what happens to the people who make their livings as farmers? Do we move them to the city and give them jobs here? Will rural environments largely cease to exist? not only would this be cheaper than shipping produce all over the country/world, it would require less energy, especially less fossil fuel, and therefore would be more sustainable for a long period of time. this of course would also have a political effect (as with cars using alternative fuel sources), because we wouldn’t be nearly so dependent on fossil fuels from other parts of the world. if, as is advertised, they could be operated on renewable energy, it would cut down even more on the pollution caused by conventional power plants, as well as farm machinery and such. also, as mentioned in the wikipedia article, foods could potentially be grown with less need for pesticides, chemicals, genetic modifications, which would be beneficial for everyone. I guess one thing to think of would be, if we start creating these vertical farms, what happens to the people who make their livings as farmers? Do we move them to the city and give them jobs here? Will rural environments largely cease to exist?

]]> http://illusoryfollies.com/120/comment-page-1/#comment-843 Aunt Karen Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:54:57 +0000 http://illusoryfollies.com/2007/10/05/120/#comment-843 Green acres is the place to be Farm living is the life for me Land spreading out, so far and wide Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside. Green acres is the place to be
Farm living is the life for me
Land spreading out,
so far and wide
Keep Manhattan,
just give me that countryside.

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