Claim: Indoor Farms can Solve Climate Crisis Weather Disruption
2 hours ago Eric Worrall 7 Comments
Essay by Eric Worrall
Apparently the amount and cost of electricity to run the indoor grow lights is a problem.
Vertical farms, indoor crops a growing trend as climate change drives advances in protected farming
ABC Southern Qld / By David Chen
Australia’s rich food bowl regions keep the nation fed but a year of storms and floods has repeatedly put them to the test and added to the soaring cost of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Climate-driven events are forecast to increase in the future but supply shortages experienced across the country this year could become a thing of the past as producers use their ingenuity and pivot towards indoor farming to shore up food security.
In a cavernous 4,000-square-metre warehouse on the Gold Coast, soon-to-be-planted lettuce seedlings will be safe from the elements.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/12/07/claim-indoor-farms-can-solve-climate-crisis-weather-disruption/
