Hey guys, I was on the internet looking up info on the basketball team when I came across this article. Its basically about how the population of the world is growing and we are not going to have enought land to grow all the crops we need so people are looking into growing crops in sky scrapers. It seemed like a pretty cool idea, though Im not sure how feasible. Perhaps you environmental people know more than me.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21154137/
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OH MY GOSH. no offense, but when i read this article, it sounded like a TERRIBLE idea to me. The idea, at first seemingly interesting to me, began raising a lot of doubts.
First of all, where are we going to get all the soil with sufficient nutrients to grow these crops? As the website says, we have already ruined the quality of most of our soil and are ruining more as we speak.
Second, the idea of the year long growing season might seem like a great way to grow more crops in less time, but JUST THINK of all the carbon-dioxide that will have to be emitted to control the climate in those vertical farms. And think of all the CO2 that will be emitted to build the farms.
Third, the site claims that all the food would be grown organically, with no pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers. As i said earlier though, its tough to get the nutrients, and it would be even more tough without fertilizer. You can't just stick a plant in a building and will it to grow.
Fourth, a MAJOR use of land (in my opinion waste of land) comes from livestock. How in the world are you going to raise livestock in a giant skyscraper?
Fifth, the site claims CO2 emissions will reduce because there will be no need for transportation of goods, but how do those CO2 emissions compare to emissions from the heating, the electricity, the complex systems to reuse water that they are proposing, etc?
Sixth, the site claims that the idea is good because it allows land to regenerate, by letting it lie fallow. But what doesn't make sense here is that the idea also proposes using the indoor farms year round, which stresses those even more. How in the world do they think they are going to be able to grow adequate crops on those overused plots?
Thats all I really have to say for now, but I think the idea is really flawed overall.
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