[Hostage]

Same here in the Pacific Northwest. ‘Hot Houses’ produce reliable year-round produce.

Vertical farming seems to capitalize on space. Energy for special grow lamps could be a hindrance though.

[Sacajaweau]

All I can tell you is that being able to buy hydroponic grown tomatoes in the winter is a pleasure. Never bought the cardboard ones they sold for years and years.

I eat hydro every day. Our local tomato season is very short.

[fireman15]

Vertical farming seems to capitalize on space. Energy for special grow lamps could be a hindrance though.

“Vertical farming” is optimal for crops that generate a lot of income and need a lot of security... like marijuana hybrids. That is the cash crop that most if not all “vertical farms” are really going to be growing. Articles like this one like to pretend that they are for growing lots of healthy vegetables. So lets get real here. What are they really growing or planning to grow in a big “vertical farm” just outside of Seattle when greenhouses work great here?

I am sure that there are places in the country and the world where “vertical farming” works as well or better than green houses or traditional farming. The problem is that economically “vertical farms” in these locations have a difficult time competing with farms in more optimal conditions when it comes to traditional vegetables. Without the marijuana cash crop these facilities cannot compete.