How Aerofarms' vertical farms grow produce

[@felox1715]

Iceland could use this and have no problem with energy costs since 97% of their electricity comes from geothermal plants

[@gudlaugurrobertsson7623]

problem is, the Icelandic government is not interested because they are so corrupt that they would only consider this if its privately owned by their friends and pricing priced to the max due to lack of competition. this is the truth, Iceland is not the perfect country.

[@correctionguy7632]

@@gudlaugurrobertsson7623 iceland uniting with norway when

[@huntleyharbaugh1106]

Huntley 250. Gtr. Go

[@huntleyharbaugh1106]

RGB to the office

[@Botanifiles]

They need to use these boring machines to create underground horizonal/vertical agriculture

[@embrj1453]

This guy is against because of the high energy consumption, but what about the energy saved by growing food locally , no long distance transport needed, and it's freshest, i'm in NY and some of the vegetables and greens i buy comes from all the way in California, how much energy is spent doing that, plus the fact that this food can be grown all year long , pest control, weather damage , etc etc etc ...and the energy consumption could be mitigated by solar panels or something...

[@MightyMag]

You don't think he thought of that when he made his calculations?

[@-John-Doe-]

...solar panels? Really? Did you even think about what you just said? Wiping out farmland, to build a solar farm, to essentially move light... at an impossible efficiency, ignoring all of the infrastructure ... why?

[@MightyMag]

@@-John-Doe- You know, it's not that much farmland in Nevada or Arizona. But a lot of sun. Maybe the solution lays there somewhere?

[@Tezcax]

@@MightyMag Exactly, dude is a professor at Cornell but he obviously didn't think the obvious? Vertical farming is a scam, the idea of farming is to use a large area to get as much sunlight as possible, not to use electricity. Solar panels for that are an even worse idea, as you will be losing twice in efficiency.

[@MightyMag]

@@Tezcax Well there are other green alternatives other than solar.

[@josephmorris9098]

They've been growing marijuana like this for years

[@Kiyarose3999]

Joseph Morris not vertically surely, and links to that?.

[@ismailsajalah]

Whut! i've been thinking about that for while!

[@ChadwickHorn]

You can sell that for substantially more per pound than arugula, however.

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[@Mo-rm5um]

No. They haven't.

[@overseachininadoll]

Can turn all those massive out of business shopping mall into vertical farms nationwide.

[@miked7655]

yeah go from commercial zombie consumerism to something to benefit the community heck the world.

[@lisaadams42]

yin ng They need to get the mold out.

[@PenguinApple]

damn fine idea. This is what we should do with all the places that wind up abandoned because of internet shopping.

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

its a good idea except all the buildings probably have asbestos in them

[@ismailsajalah]

Yes we can! change we need!

[@darlenelaski9716]

This is a win-win innovation using renewable energy sources. Beautiful!!!

[@felox1715]

darthvader5300 you're using one area of the planet where human settlements aren't common because of its climate most areas where people live in are near oceans and sunny areas where sunlight is abundant with also having the option of creating geothermal plants in any area nowadays. the problems for vertical farming as I've seen are minimal since companies could just ship foods from the area towards any designated place where it's in demand.

[@iutarogirotto5110]

you just said the wind is blowing, harvest the wind? have you seen the big fans with the turbines? did i just blow your mind? even tough i agree nuclear is the way forward your comment is not smart

[@EdsonMedina]

Solar panels work even with cloudy sky. Get your facts straight.

[@TheRoidemortetfleur]

yeast farming works even without solar panels...or a chip on the shoulder

[@fbakerwitz]

Well yes, but just not as much when it's a clear, sunny sky. Do you have any idea what that white material is that they plant their seeds in?

[@lordraiden1]

Could you imagine a 10 story building downtown in a major metropolis full of a vertical farm. You could sell your produce to every single store and I bet that stores wouldn't have to change the price seeing that they would cut out all the shipping cost. Then again I'm not a logistics major nor do I work in supermarkets but it sounds feasible to me.

[@giovannicorraliza4393]

please dont say bet so casually

[@truongdo6488]

hey call me when you start the company, I just want in 10%.

[@fredericoamigo]

This way of producing food has so much potential in terms of being more sustainable. If you power this with solar or wind, this has the potential to save a lot of emissions caused by shipping transportation. Also, it has the potential to be more gentle to the big marine mammals who is really suffering due to the intense ship traffic related to transportation of agricultural products produced in foreign countries.

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

Solar is not very efficient in terms of panel lifespan and energy density (the benefit of a vertical farm is low square foot, which is negated if you put a lot of panels), and wind is a joke. Nuclear power is the future.

[@Danster82]

to save energy you can use fibre optics to feed the sun light to the plants and then regulate the electric lights for when they are not producing enough light or at night.

[@jaredthelifeguard9865]

I've never seen that done before, I'm not sure if it would work, but until its tried, you never know. I don't see why it couldn't work at least as a supplement.

[@ronwilliams329]

@@jaredthelifeguard9865 Transfer of light via fiber is usually done for low power applications. You can get it done for high power applications but that is VERY costly. Fiber optics for this sort of application runs into problems with costs and replacement costs as fiber is very frail compared to traditional wires. Just like much of the Green Industry - full of barriers due to costs. Before things find acceptance and usability the cost factor has to come down greatly. Nobody is going to pay $7 for a cucumber grown indoors vertically! Smaller scale farms is where this vertical farming is going to flourish but not totally indoors for sure. Farmers themselves can earn a good living off of their labor but for the corporate farms it has to be of substantial size, full of part time workers receiving little to no benefits other than a pay check and not chock full of the latest high tech and unproven strategies that people would "like" to see implemented that are prohibitively expensive. Subsidies are not the way to go either!

[@bazoo513]

This at one end of the spectrum, and regenerative farming on the other, is the way to go.

[@عبداللهالقحطاني-و3ي]

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[@daniyarsaparov5228]

this should be talked about, and the whole world should be taught this. It's time for us to save water and not pollute nature .

[@lovedivasong]

I think it's an amazing idea, but they really need to not use plastic packaging, that is not the future.

[@joelx8499]

Youre right its friggen gross.

[@jred7]

The production of plastic is actually less damaging environmentally than other types of packaging. We also have found multiple types of fungi in the Amazon and in Pakistan that break down plastics.

[@gmarefan]

One step at a time.

[@Jem_Apple]

jred7 the production of plastic isn’t really the problem. The problem is that plastic lasts forever

[@patrickd9551]

If you think this vertical farming is about the future or any other dreamy goal, think again. The only reason this is done, is pure greed. Money money money, that's all on their minds. Every time and again it's the same pattern. step 1: Invest big, produce big, sell low. step 2: put local farmers out of business step 3: increase prices. Be very wary of banks like goldman sachs in this respect. I've seen it happen with dozens of small scale stores being put out of business by large scale mail order warehouses. It's just sickening to be honest. Small scale, garden type farming is the way forward if you ask me. Low impact on environment, local production, local customers, less "tweaking of flavor". I could go on, but I think I got the point across.

[@ringhuang7207]

What a spectacular houseplant farm

[@jaymeez]

Solar Power could take care of the electricity costs easily

[@kev3d]

Not at night. Batteries cost money, degrade over time, and lose efficiency in cold weather.

[@powerofligth]

@@kev3d Yes. That is why research funding to renewables should be increased, and help batteries become cheaper, hardier, more efficient, smaller, etc. It'll be worth it

[@fuzzywzhe]

NO. A solar panel that you can BUY is 15% efficient. That means 15% of the energy AT MOST of the sun can be shined on these plants. This is just a really dumb idea. Who is funding this insanity?

[@turtleextra4128]

fuzzywzhe 1 if more funding was put into renewable energy research we could up that number 2 that’s 15 percent of the whole suns energy production 3 most houses can run all of their electric needs on a set of solar panels on their roof 4 no one is funding insanity you need to calm down and stop assuming people are funding KZbin comments on videos

[@thethoeby]

@@fuzzywzhe you are not wrong on that - but what you forget is what wavelengths solar-panels use and what plants need. You can optimize a lot on that regard. Also panels are now >22% - and getting closer to 25% and you could not just use the roof, but also the sides or even bring power to the city from outside. Its way easier to 'transport' energy then food...

[@carrietoo]

I grow my own sprouts. This is freakin awesome!!

[@joelx8499]

Imagine a massive desert farm coupled with a nearby desalination plant...

[@ibrahimkhatib1554]

Powered by solar energy and water recycling methods. With no need for pesticides and minimal human intervention. This is really the future!

[@davemwangi05]

@@ibrahimkhatib1554 there's no future for the non-elite class.

[@bradlymiller7961]

This is the future of farming. I also think the negative guy is over blowing it. The money saved no pesticides and crop rotation would offset electric cost plus adverse weather conditions that could destroy a crop. So not only are you boosting efficiency by growing faster and better product but also can do it year round because it’s not seasonal so you can make more and sell more which equal more profit. Traditional farms have horrible runoff and can only go wide. You could make giant hydroponic grow towers that are wide and tall that can put produce many farms. Plus with advanced solar, wind and hydro electric energy wouldn’t be a issue.

[@kevinshiflett4449]

Unfortunately a lot of advancements in renewable energy and lighting efficiency need to occur to make this economically viable. As these technologies improve farms like this will become a lot more common and will be able to grow more than just lettuce and greens.

[@MrChickennugget360]

the most important thing is developing fusion energy.

[@PaulDoesIt]

4:53 dat chain though

[@ShopperPlug]

produces 130 times more produce than a regular farm field of the same land size... wow

[@KeithMSumrall]

What if they were to build one of these in a desert where the outside was covered with solar panels using the sun, which is rarely blocked by cloud cover, to power all the components needed? One acre ten stories high could do the work of ten acres of open land. I wonder if crops like corn and wheat could be grown in this way. It would stop the polution of ground water from the pesticides now needed. Seem to be the future of agriculture.

[@lawson4u2]

Grain crops are not the ideal choice for aeroponics or hydroponics

[@AntonioCostaRealEstate]

You would need to transport the water. Unless there is, there are underground water deposits.

[@artmusic6937]

in a desert yoou have no water. And actually you have enough light you dont neet to build that aerofarm. the bigger problems are water. You will need a lot of water to clean the solar panels as well.

[@ChadwickHorn]

@@artmusic6937 incorrect. Deserts have the same issues as anywhere else. Most vegetables and fruit grown in the USA are actually grown in deserts (Central Valley in California), but are still limited by seasonality since contrary to belief, it snows in deserts. Water is an issue, but these systems use less than 10% of the water from traditional systems.

[@artmusic6937]

@@ChadwickHorn in Desert you need also a lot of water to clean the solar panels.

[@Kiyarose3999]

What about all the plastic trays that hold the plants they will break after not too long with constant use!. Also the single use plastic packaging is a big issue, that you don’t get with local independent Greengrocers where u buy the veg/salad loose and use a paper bag if needed. One last thing, I noticed no mention of where the nutrients come from or what they are made from. We as consumers are chucking away down our sewers and in landfill sites all our nutrients instead of using local veg waste etc to make Liquid fertilisers. So chucking nutrients away to be replaced with manufacered nutrient mix’s.

[@jaydeecee1643]

No pesticides...practically no water...can eventually use solar energy...non gmo...love it!

[@brewdog8568]

Lol here in 2021 when LED are top of the line and cheap to run and with mixed light green houses this is the future .. all thanks to the cannabis industry 🙏 your welcome 🙏 this was 1st used by the cannabis growers who started using ancient methods that many 🚜 farmer forgot..

[@Carrldc]

Aerofarms and solar panels would come perfect together

[@MrJLCharbonneau]

Seems like a fun work environment...🤓

[@cpetch10]

This technology is really useful in developing countries because that's where the world's population is going to grow.

[@fbakerwitz]

Well, that's where it will grow the most.

[@OGSiX33]

@@fbakerwitz This tech is expensive, complicated and will only work for certain types of plants. Living soil is the way of the future, not vertical farming.

[@rosaspanjol673]

🤩 Wow!.. amazing!.. first time I herd about it.

[@arezkimalek2967]

Smart système . I love it

[@Bob_C-GOLDEN]

Please build one near me in the uk I’d love doing this as a job

[@khansunhai]

amazing

[@Spark-In-The-Dark]

Goldman Sachs would love to take over this market and prevent others from learning about it so people don't become self sufficient

[@prashantgarg9570]

Their investment would show to other investors that they are missing out on something, which would create a pool of potential funds for potential entrepreneurs that would work in such industry and innovate better ways. :)

[@fbakerwitz]

I agree. If enough people test different ways/methods then it will only get better

[@calebtimes453]

First time I heard of it. I did had a potential business idea around it in my early year's in high school but I had no clue how to do it in the first place.

[@abhishekseewosunkur7139]

How about now in 2021?

[@ados4862]

Biodegradible recycled packaging would help too

[@user-jo1zj1vg4v]

Solar panels. Problem solved

[@DaveH82]

And some Tesla Powerwalls.

[@fbakerwitz]

Do you have any idea what that white material is that they put the seeds in?

[@dmon553]

Solar panels don't solve much. Even tesla hypers (The top solar panels in existance) need to be replaced every 4-5 years making them more expensive then grid energy.

[@FF-mt4ce]

*Wind Turbines + Solar Panel with Graphine* problem solved. 😁✌☝

[@wulf8121]

Solar panels probably won't cut it at the scales needed to feed a major metropolitan city. The best option would be a form of nuclear power. I know it's controversial but it's honestly the best option to make vertical farming viable.

[@venpeddapalli7189]

It is always baby spinach nothing else. Where is tomatoes, okra, cucumbers, squash, egg plant?

[@samuelthornton9179]

Tomatoes and cucumbers are pretty common in Europe.

[@ViolentFEAR]

The reason for this is the market. Greens are simply the most profitable at this point and since a lot of start-ups are typical profit-orientated businesses they simpyl follow the market. Cucumbers, squashes tomatoes, egg plants are not really a problem. But the profit margins are much lower at this point. But with more products we will also learn more about how to better grow them and maximize efficiency.

[@Casper14184]

My question is; did this company shared royalties with the students that studied and made the technology? Like for example, if a student made the media where these seeds are grown, did someone compensate the students?

[@LeeMaitland]

What's funny is that people just assume that because these innovations aren't perfect immediately, that they will never get better and replace the broken systems that we currently have. I remember the argument about how expensive wind energy was here in the UK, it is now the cheapest form of electricity production and is getting cheaper. Battery tech again is not far behind. Yes the first vertical farms are not perfect, just as the first airplanes, the first cars, the first computers, the first mobile phones were not perfect. Vertical farming will be a critical part of our future if we want to feed as many people as possible, making the biggest profit possible, protecting the environment as much as possible.

[@buckaroobonzai3059]

Really nice facility.

[@brianfrederick9563]

Nice segment. Well done.

[@setyamuro]

This is the future...

[@anonymou6507]

setyamuro it's now

[@anonymou6507]

darthvader5300 lol keep in mind how much goes to than military

[@TheRoidemortetfleur]

I would say yeast farming, since we've been doing that for centuries in caves....is a better Idea...and no it doesn't need to be alcoholic

[@neo00779]

as long as it's not gmo, sign me up. just dont like how goldman is involved in this...

[@neo00779]

TheRoidemortetfleur never heard about this but sounds interesting. any good videos about this on here?

[@freevideos051]

Put solar panels on roof

[@bigadventure3797]

My thoughts Exactly! Why not wrap the building like they have done in China or Dubai

[@AnimeHumanCoherence]

It probably wouldn't be cost effective to purchase a massive amount of solar panels for the energy it would create.

[@freevideos051]

I have 14 solar panels up

[@DannyPerski]

Well, 1) it would most certainly be cost effective especially in an operation at this scale and 2) they've received millions in local grants so they can certainly afford the investment

[@fbakerwitz]

Eh, that would actually complicate things. Then they would have both artificial and natural lighting... not sure that's a good thing for the plants

[@HavootuKali]

This is amazing... I want to be apart of this somehow

[@oliviaw.2842]

You can! They're in tons of grocery stores now. I'm eating their micro broccoli greens now and they taste the same as the farm bought ones :)

[@Freddie1M]

Does anyone actually know how much the electricity cost is? Like as a percentage of turnover for example? Or percentage of operation costs?

[@ArcturanMegadonkey]

Just stick a load of solar panels and wind turbines on the roof to power the factory during the day and take power from the grid during the night..power consumption sorted!

[@hkennemer1]

This is it folks, the beginning of the Megacity era

[@meridonmage9076]

The Mystical Ancient Gardens of the Methusalem Archons!!

[@allenpan5490]

What material is the cloth and how does it work?

[@solocao9339]

Its a trade secret, its not a trade secret if Gordon Ramsey taught you how to make make toast. Just think about it, if no one besides a company knew how to make toast then it would be considered a trade secret. Besides asking in a youtube comment about what the cloth isnt going to get you proffesional answers, it's not like a science professor is like "my question senses are tingling I must go check the KZbin comments"

[@thestudentofficial5483]

4:32 one person said NO lol

[@bellabella9181]

I love all of this except the plastic containers. Isn’t there an alternative?

[@SameerLeke]

9 Jun 2023 - Last week, AeroFarms filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. 😒

[@Spark-In-The-Dark]

Energy is actually free but that information is kept suppressed.

[@alexanderher7692]

how so?

[@Michal235]

@@alexanderher7692 Just buy a solar panel and you will see :D

[@olexryba]

Cool story, but I am curious about the nutrient content of those produce. Roots try to extract the nutrients from the soils, but here there is none. They say they adjust nutrient content. How exactly and how much? Compare to soil-grown, and compare to grown in good soil, that doesn't cripple the roots by adding extra nitrogen.

[@wolfpackpete6408]

If the company setting up like this generate their own energy with solar panels, this is cost effective

[@SoCalStyles]

Can someone revisit this story to see how they handled the pandemic and lock downs.

[@judithadams6599]

Wonderful

[@rezanurm4437]

That chain on the neck's host attract my eyes

[@DJames-fn3cl]

We are definitely on the right path, but we must find a better way to package and not use plastics, and what other types of food can be added to the process?? Greens are fine, but can more vegetables, fruits, and trees be grown in these spaces??

[@justinarchuleta2780]

They’re trying to cover up how much money you can make growing they’re like they shut off the lights for good, the cost isn’t what it should be then what’s the math he don’t know no point made distractions

[@ugbconcept]

great video !

[@jefferymejia323]

they gotta move to the empty office building in NYC one floor per plant

[@donberry6079]

What is the cost/ton of produce, compared to regular land grown?

[@Agakir]

Why not use a fiber optic channel connection for free light during the day and artificial light at night, vegetation is faster anyway due to longer cycle.

[@amarithomjit]

They are created another sun ☀ ☀

[@altond511]

All the machinery they use on the farm costs money also and I notice those workers don`t have to be bending down all the time which most Americans don`t like to do. I understand that in California there`s problems between farms and cities competing for water usage. I think there`s a lot to be said in favor of this type of farming.

[@briandiehl9257]

"All the machinery they use on the farm costs money" It also costs money to transport food, so it balances out

[@altond511]

@@briandiehl9257 Huh?

[@OperationBaboon]

yeah that's not aeroponics. aeroponics means that the roots are suspended in air and get sprayed. this is hydroponics. either deep water or nft.

[@joserosa5342]

No sunlight? U need artificial light to meet the spectrum for photosynthesis.

[@arnolds.wellness]

What kind of cloth are they growing the seeds? Can somebody help? Thanks.

[@oterik1104]

What about inputs for nutrients, consumption and the spectrum of led light?

[@reviewpancingan]

Normally they use syntetic nutrients but you can use organic nutrients with aquaponic system.

[@learnmath9464]

Hello aero farm... Can you show some tutorial on how to produce food like that.

[@TinaKiker]

If you do a KZbin search on Hydroponics and Aeroponics, you get a metric-crap-ton of results.

[@trapasiyahiru990]

how can i set up this thing in my contry..? can you provide primary information about its set up?

[@jst1man]

The thing I'm curious about is that they don't use pesticide, but what about the fertilizer? Sometimes it's just as bad.

[@ViolentFEAR]

Everything needs fertilizer. But you are right of course that depending what kind they are using it hurts the evironment more or less. However that is not different than conventional agriculture.

[@arminlok]

What kind of lights do they use? I can see led grow lights somewhere but there are just few of them.(i guess different stages of growing) But what is this white light?

[@fbakerwitz]

I believe they use a combination of different types of LED bulbs. Some of them are the red spectrum but most are the white with blue spectrum

[@expatingermany]

Does they buy electricity for thousands of tubelight or is it local solar?

[@alkasoli4002]

I don't understand why you are calling a concrete jungle as a farm

[@ViolentFEAR]

Because they farm on it?

[@alkasoli4002]

@@ViolentFEAR THIS IS A CONCRETE JUNGLE.. AGRICULTURE /FARM SHOULD BE NATURE FRIENDLY

[@christianapologetics9130]

I would like to see the nutrient density stacked against the traditional grown greens..

[@tuuyen3197]

Nhà tầng này có thể trồng lúa, gạo được bằng những khay bằng đất và phân giun quế + phân hóa học NPK, tôi nghĩ chúng sẻ phát triển tốt dưới ánh sáng.

[@fatimahlily6916]

does anyone know about the reusable fabric they use? what is it called and where i can get or buy it?

[@MrLalasd]

permeable microfleece ... i think it is plastic based. google hydroponics mesh for alternatives.

[@fbakerwitz]

Soooo glad you asked this. I've been dying to know what it is.

[@fbakerwitz]

THAAAANK YOUUUUUUU!!!!

[@fbakerwitz]

Any chance you can post a link to a site where you've seen it? I can't find anything. or email to fbaker123@gmail

[@diegopiscoya4318]

@@fbakerwitz did you find ?

[@Kiyarose3999]

What about all the single use plastic, the only way to avoid this is by running an Organic Veg Box Scheme, so the local community would be your customers NOT unsustainable energy intensive supermarkets!. Cut out the Supermarkets and supply in Box’s to locals!

[@jgg5812]

how will they plant cereals?

[@AntonioCostaRealEstate]

Just as they’ve done by centuries. Plowing the fields. Hydroponics or vertical farming is for vegetables , not grains.

[@astaloaf2113]

@@AntonioCostaRealEstate So they can't have a new method for rice to make its efficient?

[@sy7zx]

Will this vegetable give us a reasonable amount of vitamins and minerals??

[@RadicalW0lf]

No

[@kingrazor5280]

@@RadicalW0lf how u know?

[@RadicalW0lf]

@@kingrazor5280 Cause there are studies about it, nutrients from vegetables come from what plants take from soil. If you artificially add them in the water, some are lost.

[@edwardgreer491]

How about looking into Bloom Energy fuel cell technology to cut your cost. You wouldn't need that many and there is plenty of waste around the city to convert into energy. What do you have to lose.

[@williamoverton7775]

Coupling this with refugee migrant industries is a great idea but why not transparent ceilings and walls? To cut energy costs

[@moshtabamorsali]

Nobody: Vegetarian: I’m vegetarian

[@zefanyaajiningratwibowo4866]

what was the fabrics used?

[@keeganrasmussen977]

Think they'll go public before it's completely obsolete?

[@ronzac55]

It's great.

[@DRE383]

someone should tell Hamilton, Ohio about this

[@DRE383]

or Miami University - Hamilton

[@rainesmix]

what type of cloth are they using that is reusable?

[@IceAge20017]

Never trade secrets yo

[@IceAge20017]

It's easy to feed

[@numerobis3949]

you don't want to know what "nutrients rich solution" means...

[@BuildinWings]

High energy consumption? Not compared to today. Transporting food from rural areas to urban areas is one of the biggest contributors to climate change.

[@FF-mt4ce]

is it possible for rice to grow here?

[@reviewpancingan]

Yes you can find hidroponic rice in youtube...

[@birdman1843]

Have a beautiful day 🇺🇸

[@yoviehalim5633]

Can we growth an onions with those method ?

[@darlenelaski9716]

Let's send it to Africa and Samalia.

[@AverageAtBestHDTB]

The produce or the idea?

[@darlenelaski9716]

Spicy Meat both!🙌

[@AverageAtBestHDTB]

And who is supposed to pay to get the produce from USA to Africa? And this idea would be counterproductive in Africa, lack of space isn't a concern, lack of sunlight isn't a concern, whereas energy is. Sorry, but the issues throughout Africa are far deeper than what is seen on the surface. The poor and starving are that way because of the rich and powerful across the continent, not simply because they are poor and starving by chance.

[@fbakerwitz]

Countries like Taiwan, South Korea and Eastern Asia are already doing this. Africa and Somalia? Would be much more difficult. For many countries it's a lack of space and dirt that is their major problem. In Africa it's a water, disease and revenue problem.

[@NisarKhan-un3te]

Good

[@jaredthelifeguard9865]

if you can make it profitable on such a large scale, awesome! But I MUCH prefer food grown in dirt. That being said, I may dabble in indoor gardening to get me through the harsh winters.

[@stitchergary]

I just looked this up coming from NJBIZ, dated June 2023, "Newark-based AeroFarms files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection." I guess, in this instance, the guy from Cornel was right... I'm disappointed since I eat mostly vegetables, I wanted this to work.... I'm growing microgreens on my porch right now.....