[polyfractal]

Not quite the same as pure vertical farming, but greenhouse + aquaponics + high levels of automation seems to work well for certain varieties of vegetables that naturally vine. E.g. like the Houwelings tomato farm:

http://www.houwelings.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRyBKWqLzI8

But that still limits you to naturally vining crops (so that you can keep growing the plant longer than normal and automate the extension of the vine), natural light for the greenhouse, etc. No way a tomato would thrive under artificial light, they love the sun too much :)

[schiffern]

>greenhouse + aquaponics + high levels of automation seems to work well

Indeed, that's a big point in the video. Artificially lit farming can't compete with field production or heated/unheated greenhouses.

link to time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISAKc9gpGjw&t=34m14s