Vertical farms are failing - what we can learn from their mistakes | Nicholas Varas | TEDxOshawa

This talk delves into the recent failures of vertical farming ventures like AppHarvest and Fifth Season, identifying the pivotal missteps in economic sustainability and technological promises. It reiterates the crucial roles of innovation, education, and collaboration, moving beyond greenwashing towards a realistic integration of indoor farming, robotics, and AI. Offering a strategy to rectify past errors, it sets a vision for a resilient, efficient, and truly sustainable agricultural future, emphasizing a realistic, inclusive approach to overcoming the challenges highlighted by these failures.

[nickkroeger]

Love this - makes me excited and hopeful for the future of vertical farming! We should connect if you see this Nicholas!

[mazhigigikamiludin]

Lecturer: "Even though vertical farming consumes more energy, it is crucial to have such technology on hand in the case of a global disaster, such as a food or energy crisis"

Me: Did you just say 'energy crisis'? 🤨

[christinelgibson]

This was so interesting! Glad to watch the full talk and really focus on what you're saying - it's potentially game-changing if more people get this right.

[branwhite]

So... nick.. none of those images showed true control envy agricultural.
Do you want a tour of s real one? Those 3 you mentioned are scams and that is why we suffer.
Please accept my offer to tour an INTRAVISION farm.

Please 🙏

[Lexomm]

Simply stop all energy and agriculture subsidies, then lettuce and meat prices will Quadrupole and vertical farming becomes cheap.

[branwhite]

yikes. So... oishi is NOT a good example. They not only are not profitable but they know they will never be. The 160 million usd they got from Japanese investors is just spent with no return. Because of the Japanese and nyc mentalities where luxurious items are a must due to ego, they keep being propped up.
Sorry. 😢

[crrisst]

Green ist in the natur not in one fabric with artificial ligth, food, aire, water, ...