Vertical farms: A new form of agriculture

In downtown Jackson, Wyoming, a small plot of land, 30 by 150 feet, produces 100,000 pounds of produce a year, thanks to a farm that soars in the air. Correspondent Martha Teichner looks at the growing industry of locally-sourced vertical farms for urban communities.

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[CapnBlood]

Love it, this is the kind of thing America needs to focus on.

[Chads]

This video made me extremely happy. Keep up the amazing work you are
doing to change the world!

[fosterwhales]

Sometimes I wonder what the world would have looked like without innovations like this😊, my advice for everyone, both in the agricultural industry and elsewhere, is to evolve with the world in others so as not to to be left behind

[sarahhall]

Awesome innovation and great to see the company supporting people with disabilities as well.

[stanvanriel]

What an awesome video! Keep this hype up!

[westoncurnow]

Very touching - a well-apreciated sliver of hope in our ailing world.

[garywidom]

There were 2 stories in 1. The vertical farming and the stories of the workers who are disabled that needed more depth in the storytelling.

[mathewtekahu]

Ill be vertical farming in 2 years. I have studied farming for 8 years now and see all the benefits vertical can bring from less labour to less travel, less machinery like tractors trucks and hot weather sweat sore body. Especially doing 100 acres of farming every year. I can see with just 20 to 30 acres I could produce the same amount of crop as when doing 100.

[infocat]

This needs to be cooperative owned by the employees

[mattp]

That drill-operated harvesting implement is genius.

[gennadyrosin]

what a great story. It looks like the the woman in the video is really helping the people of Wyoming. Amazing

[mililaniman]

I did not know that vertical farming could result in greater yields of produce.

[Nottherebutthere]

Love this show, even though they are almost 10 years late in every story! Story is too short!

[Ezio-Auditore]

I loved when he said "If there's no vertical farm there, put one there. Boop!"

[steveconn]

Read about this for years. Fascinating. Have yet to actually see it

[brendacoffman]

Every Town needs this to save water From Coast to Coast this should be the way !

[ChrisView]

What's the cost of the product compared to the traditional way? @cbs Sunday Morning You didn't address that in your reporting.

[lynnyhen]

I love Whole Foods, but I can't afford to shop there. Also, why not organic?

[KCNwokoye]

Wow this is awesome. Why can't every city invest in this kind of food program especially in low income communities to combat food shortages, droughts in California and reduce prices by getting the food directly to the consumer at a low cost. These are the programs that the government should be investing in. Awesome! Keep up the great work!

[spinlok]

They have this sort of farming at The Land Pavillion at Epcot