Yep. I bet Philly already has a robust, uh, "indoor farming" industry already.
LOL, they’re going to have an amazing marijuana industry!!!
Ha, my first thought, too.
They were worried how much a head of lettuce would cost if it weren’t for illegals. Imagine how much lettuce from there would cost.
Funniest part is they’re going to have to learn a lot from the indoor pot industry to make a go of things.
The two founders are a businessman and a reformed marijuana grower. haha.
Yep. I bet Philly already has a robust, uh, "indoor farming" industry already.
My second thought is that some Asian countries are in the forefront of indoor vertical farming.
“Crack don’t grow on trees!”
Energy for grow lights alone would offset any profit.
But this kind of boondoggle would provide excellent ‘cover’ for criminals growing marijuana ... And I’m guessing it’ll morph into a ‘program’... for members of democrat victim groups ... and get city funding ... and it won’t work... discovered after millions and millions have been thrown down the rat hole... etc etc...
Indoor farming, or urban farming, is just an extension of current methods of marijuana culture applied to other, lower-value crops.
We already know the techniques. When land is too valuable for farming and the transportation costs are too high for efficient delivery from distant points, these methods finally become viable with cost/benefit ratios that are today, not particularly favorable.
Use of ambient solar energy, plus some really low-energy-consumption, high-output lighting (even more efficient than LED lighting) will be part of the key. As long as relatively cheap energy is still widely available, there is no incentive.