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Another bright idea from the inmates at the Home for the Mentally Insane

Published January 4, 2008 08:53 AM
www.nextenergynews.com
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/28654

Las Vegas to Build World's First 30 Story Vertical Farm

 Las Vegas the tourist mecca of the World is set to begin development
of the
World’s first vertical farm. The $200 million dollar project is
designed to be
a functional and profitable working farm growing enough food to feed 72,000

people for a year and provide another tourist attraction to the city that
does
everything in a larger than life way.

The World currently uses about 80% of the available farm land and 60% of
the
earth’s population lives near or in an urban environment so the
logical choice
for farming is to go up for land where the environment can be controlled
and
where distribution is local. Las Vegas is seen as the perfect location for
this project by Nevada State officials who would like to demonstrate their
sustainability and environmental awareness instead of projecting an image
of waste
and excess.

Although the project initial cost is high at $200 million, with annual
revenue of $25 million from produce and another $15 million from tourists
the 30
story vertical farm would be about as profitable as a casino with operating

expenses only being about $6 million a year.

There would be about 100 different crops grown ranging from strawberries to

lettuce even miniature banana trees could be grown from each floors
specially
controlled environment. The products would go straight to the casinos and
hotel
properties and be a very visible and desirable addition to the overall Las
Vegas experience. Design details should be worked out in 2008 and the
project
could open its doors by the middle of 2010.

Via: nextenergynews.com