Vertical Farms Tried to Compete with Open Field Farming. It Isn't Going Well
Kaibeezy
15 points
6 comments
March 22, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (4 comments)
Kaibeezy
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It's hard to compete with free energy from the sun.
joegibbs
“What Gotham Greens can grow in about one acre of our greenhouse we believe would require about 30 acres out in the field” but what's the price of an acre in Brooklyn vs 30 acres in rural Indiana? How do you go up against free sunlight, free water and very cheap land?
kelseyfrog
If only there was a way to decrease sunlight supply so we could monetize access to light. It would make vertical farming a much more real option.