Strawberries On The 25th Floor, Potatoes On 2

A blogger posting on a Seattle Post Intelligencer site makes an argument for urban farming, vertical sky-rise farming methods as one solution for easing food shortages, particularly in large urban areas. The blogger, Danielle Johnson, works for GreenWorks Realty, a real estate firm in the Puget Sound area that specializes in “healthy green homes, community-focused developments and innovative properties.” Danielle urges readers to check out the musings of Columbia University microbiologist Dickson Despommier, who “envisions 30-story buildings that each take up a city block and grow enough food for 50,000 per year.” Much more info at VerticalFarm, where the rendering is from.