Vertical Farming not because we need it to feed people but because we will want it for fresher and better tasting food

I have shown that regular farming using 100 year old techniques can increase agricultural production by 50% over the next 20-30 years and by 100% over the 50 years. I have also shown that single story greenhouses can be built for $20-60 per square meter, which would provide a doubling of food from about 1 million square kilometers of greenhouses which could be affordably built for $20-60 trillion over 50 years.

How about vertical farms. Building greenhouses in skyscrapers ?

We do not need vertical farming to feed people to prevent starvation.

We can use it to affordably provide super-fresh and better tasting food for people in the cities.

Freshly picked fruit and vegatables are far better tasting. The French Laundry is a highend restaurant in California's Napa (Yountville) valley where they have a farm right beside the restaurant.

French Laundry Farm

Within walking distance of chef Thomas Keller’s renowned Yountville restaurants–The French Laundry, Ad Hoc, Bouchon Bistro and Bouchon Bakery–is a beautiful 3-acre garden that supplies each restaurant with its daily fruits and vegetables. Culinary gardener Aaron Keefer manages the garden and collaborates on a daily basis with each culinary team to create unforgettable dining experiences using the freshest possible organic produce.

Aaron Keefer says "I believe vegetables are like fish. You have to eat them soon after catching them. I think that flavor starts even before you source the seeds. The composition of the soil, the seed genetics, the environment where the product is grown—these all come together to bring you the flavor of that vegetable. Simply put, fresher is better."

French Laundry dish

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