Advantages Of Vertical Farming
• Year-round crop production
• No weather related crop failures due to droughts, floods
• Eliminates agricultural runoff
• Converts black water to potable water
• Greatly reduces the incidence of many infectious diseases
• Adds energy back to the grid via methane generation
• Dramatically reduces fossil fuel use (no tractors, plows, etc.)
• Converts abandoned urban properties into food production
• Sustainability for urban centers
• Creates new employment opportunities
• Returns farm land to nature, restoring ecosystem services
• Reduces the incidence of armed conflict over natural
     resources, such as water and land for agriculture