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imtringued on July 6, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is Vertical Farming Really the Future of Agricultu...

What is the benefit of vertical farming if you need to occupy 10x more land with solar panels than conventional farming?

logfromblammo on July 6, 2018 [–]

Solar panels don't require as much water.

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