Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Vertical Farming!


"Gordon Graff's Sky Farm proposed for downtown Toronto's theatre district. It's got 58 floors, 2.7 million square feet of floor area and 8 million square feet of growing area. It can produce as much as a thousand acre farm, feeding 35 thousand people per year."

12 comments:

LOSTbean said...

how do you mow that? ;o)

Greybishop said...

Looks like a good idea.
Not so sure about the idea of chickens in the urban setting. Birds in large numbers are vulnerable to disease and they are kinda stinky.
Plus, mr. architect has devoted the same amount of room to soy beans as to wheat production. While soy may be healthy and such, I doubt that it's sell as well in the city. If it were my project, I'd incorporate a wheat mill rather than a chicken farm...
Imagine fresh flour and produce in the inner city. It's certainly worth looking into.

Sawsee said...

I would pass on the chickens, but having produce sounds great! In the very near future we may be getting our veggies from our local high-rise. The 'green' foliage captures carbons and produce better air conditions too.

A few new buildings around here are capitalizing on capturing rainwater for various uses within the building.

Greybishop said...

The "green roof" concept is catching on all over the place too.

Perhaps one day it will be difficult to distinguish between urban and rural settings from space...

Sawsee said...

The tops of buildings are typically the biggest waste of PRIME real estate! Most building's roofs house all the air conditioning which is then covered up with a facade.

With a little bit of effort a developer could create an oasis in the city.

Greybishop said...

Absolutely. The other "need" is for a cheap solution for "green roofing" for houses in rural neighbourhoods. Imagine how cool it would be if instead of worrying about rain getting in, you'd occasionally need to water your roof!

Sawsee said...

As long as I don't have to mow the roof I'll be okay! I guess I could always buy a goat to keep the grass in check.

I just finished a brochure which showed in BC, our community uses over 500 litres of water per person per day. Contrast that with France's 100 litre consumption.

Greybishop said...

Wow.

It's all that B.C. um...hydroponics...um...

Or it could be that all them folks in France need a bath...

Greybishop said...

Sawsee's Neighbour: "What's that on your roof?"

Sawsee: "That's my goat."

Sawsee's Neighbour: "Why's he on the roof?"

Sawsee: "The sheep are afraid of heights."

Sawsee said...

Lol!

Lol!

Hydroponics does use a lot of water...

I guess horned sheep would be willing, although I would be a little freaked out carrying anything with horns up the ladder. I need a Gar.

Greybishop said...

Goat on the roof moment #2:

Sawsee's Other Neighbour: "What's that on your roof?"

Sawsee: "That's my goat."

Sawsee's Other Neighbour: "Why's he on the roof?"

Sawsee: "The cows won't climb the ladder."

Sawsee said...

Lol!