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there be no manure and it will be indoors. and factories smell bad but people still live there, trains are loud but people still live there. food will be cheaper bc there will be virtually no shipping. the area around the vf could be converted into packaging plants.
- OBJECTIVE
- To provide enough funds for a developer to build the Vertical Farm in New York City, and for the city to approve its construction.
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If this objective is met, then we will give money to: The first developer to build the Vertical Farm in NYC
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The Vertical Farm (VF) is a urban indoor highrise farm that can grow food to feed urban populations in a sustainable way. It’s one of the most innovative solutions to the impending food and environmental crisises we’ll see in the next 50 years.
Dr. Dickson Despommier at Columbia University has taken the lead in developing designs & building support for the VF, but we need to build one to show the world it’s a viable solution, so lets do it in New York! We can’t afford to wait for the city: let’s make this happen now.
Only once we’ve raised enough pledges for a developer to be able to build the VF (& the city agrees to the plan) will we pay our pledges.
Key VF benefits include
1. year-round indoor farming produces 4-6 times more food
2. all organic
3. dramatic reduction of fossil fuel use in farming: shipping, tractors, etc.
4. recycles water it uses
5. avoids weather-related crop failures
6. new jobsRead more
1. www.VerticalFarm.org
2. New York Times article
3. Huffington Post - ORGANIZER
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anyone know how badly farms stick???? i dont think the local government would like that very much… land value would go down and there would be less tourism in that area of the city also that price of the produce would be outragous! personally i’d rather just have my produce shipped from the midwest and keep those states from losing money.
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Such a project is worth noting for many reasons – not the least of which is global climate change. An oasis of nitrogen and carbon consumption in the middle of a desert of emissions … nice.
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Pessimism does. And Anonymous posts reflect a lack of confidence in the message!
Kudos to all involved with this project. I’m following its progress, and hoping for the best.
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pretty cool interview with Dr. Dickson Despommier about the vertical farm on the Colbert Report
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Does anyone have good ideas for how donors can be compensated within a profitable business model?
Free produce? Shares in the company?
Also, we’re going to need to talk about how to determine, once the vertical farm is built, about how to choose who will have growing rights. Do we have an auction? Do we sell/give the rights to manage that process to a trusted sustainable farmer? Discuss!
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Hey everyone,
We’ve already got $1225 in just a few days. Remember to invite your friends to the campaign & let’s keep the momentum going.
Aaron
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Tried to pledge $20, but got this error message:
“Member has already been taken”
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Andrew Mason replied on Jul 25, 2008oops -
probably what happened is that you already had an account. Try logging in before you join the campaign. Hope that helps!
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We may try to compensate donors with some share in the business once its running. Maybe some amount of free produce. There are no guarantees at this point, but lets keep a running dialog about how this might take shape. At the very least your money will help build the Vertical Farm and create an invaluable resource for residents of New York City.
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