What is vertical farming, well take a look folks! This is already occurring here in Simcoe-Grey! I actually tasted some arugula and lettuce growing from this new technology. Rather delicious. The production unit is cost effective and can yield a crop in about 6 weeks. The capital costs versus revenue generation is so far looking at about 1-30 (30 times the revenue). The costs of production are still be analyzed but at this small unit production level it looks like a bigger operation will certainly produce a bigger profit. The equipment can be produced locally and I gotta say it was pretty exciting to see this micro-operation up and running in person. Agriculture comes to Main Street everywhere ! This equipment can be set up almost anywhere but local planning regimes may require specific site zones but that is still under review. So we can produce our own food, locally and cost effectively in as small an area of about 16 square feet. I would say the 100 mile diet got a lot closer today!
Regards,
Chris
Regards,
Chris
