"Nobody Really Cares": The Rural Voter Problem

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54. The list of vertically farmed fruit and vegetables

Cover about 60% of vegetable and fruit isles now, and the technology is in it's infancy. The only produce not covered are root vegetables, west and corn, but that's just a matter of current focus. The high turn rates that vertical farms produce reduce the cost per square foot, add in higher yields and more consistent yields and it becomes easy to see the death of most or all field based farming within the next 40 years. An example is that a 4 acre vertical strawberry farm can work out to 1200 acres of producing area, turning over strawberries in that space 3 to 6 times per year, there is no way that a field farmer can compete with turn rates like that once energy costs drop to where they are anticipated to go with new energy technologies. Vegetables like beans, spinach, green of all types, celery, broccoli, sprouts, herbs are ideal for vertical farms and large companies like Birdseye and big grocery chains in Europe already have working facilities.