Cities are heavily reliant on imported food to survive. Be it from the countryside that surrounds it, or from other countries hundreds or even thousands of miles away.
In the latter case, this requires packaging, storing, and transportation of fresh food in such a way that it arrives at its final destination unspoiled and almost as good as the moment it was picked. A vast, seemingly insane, investment in labor and energy could be avoided if the food could be grown in the city. But, with real estate usually at a premium, how could this be possible?
Enter a system called vertical farming.
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