Vertical Farms & Fruit Forests
The Earth Dollar will fund vertical farms, fruit forests, rooftop
gardens, hydroponics, and aquaculture to “End Hunger”. The
seeds, fruits, nuts, vegetables, and fish produced will be
monetized and tokenized through the alternative Living Economic
System to back the value of the Earth Dollar. The Earth Dollar will
be directly exchangeable into these products.
Vertical Farms & Fruit Forests
The Earth Dollar will fund vertical farms, fruit forests, rooftop gardens, hydroponics, and aquaculture to “End Hunger”. The seeds, fruits, nuts, vegetables, and fish produced will be monetized and tokenized through the alternative Living Economic System to back the value of the Earth Dollar. The Earth Dollar will be directly exchangeable into these products.
INTRODUCTION TO VERTICAL FARMS & FRUIT FORESTS
The Earth Dollar will fund vertical farms, fruit forests, rooftop gardens, hydroponics, and aquaculture to “End Hunger”. The seeds, fruits, nuts, vegetables, and fish produced will be monetized and tokenized through the alternative Living Economic System to back the value of the Earth Dollar. The Earth Dollar will be directly exchangeable into these products.
Imagine walking into your local grocery store on a frigid January day to pick up freshly harvested lettuce, fragrant basil, juicy sweet strawberries, and ripe red tomatoes – all of which were harvested at a local farm only hours before you arrived. Our goal is to “End Hunger” and bring fresh food to people worldwide.
The founder of the Earth Dollar’s eldest brother died from starvation in China after WWII, and the founder believes nobody should die from starvation, or lack of clean water and medicines anymore, especially in the 21st century.
By 2050, the world’s population is expected to grow to 9.7 billion people and feeding it will be a huge challenge. Furthermore, due to industrial development and urbanization, we are losing arable lands every day. In 2015, scientists reported that the Earth had lost a third of its arable lands over the previous 40 years.
Increasing food demand due to a growing population along with ever decreasing arable lands poses one of the greatest challenges facing us. Many believe that vertical farming, fruit forests, and other solutions can be the answer to this challenge.
Generally, fresh produce grown on vertical farms travels only a few miles to reach grocery store shelves compared to conventional produce, which can travel thousands of miles by truck or plane.
INTRODUCTION TO VERTICAL FARMS & FRUIT FORESTS
The Earth Dollar will fund vertical farms, fruit forests, rooftop gardens, hydroponics, and aquaculture to “End Hunger”. The seeds, fruits, nuts, vegetables, and fish produced will be monetized and tokenized through the alternative Living Economic System to back the value of the Earth Dollar. The Earth Dollar will be directly exchangeable into these products.
Imagine walking into your local grocery store on a frigid January day to pick up freshly harvested lettuce, fragrant basil, juicy sweet strawberries, and ripe red tomatoes – all of which were harvested at a local farm only hours before you arrived. Our goal is to “End Hunger” and bring fresh food to people worldwide.
The founder of the Earth Dollar’s eldest brother died from starvation in China after WWII, and the founder believes nobody should die from starvation, or lack of clean water and medicines anymore, especially in the 21st century.
By 2050, the world’s population is expected to grow to 9.7 billion people and feeding it will be a huge challenge. Furthermore, due to industrial development and urbanization, we are losing arable lands every day. In 2015, scientists reported that the Earth had lost a third of its arable lands over the previous 40 years.
Increasing food demand due to a growing population along with ever decreasing arable lands poses one of the greatest challenges facing us. Many believe that vertical farming, fruit forests, and other solutions can be the answer to this challenge.
Generally, fresh produce grown on vertical farms travels only a few miles to reach grocery store shelves compared to conventional produce, which can travel thousands of miles by truck or plane.
WHAT IS VERTICAL FARMING?
The Earth Dollar will be building Vertical Farms worldwide.
Vertical farming is the practice of producing food on vertically inclined surfaces. Instead of farming vegetables and other foods on a single level, such as in a field or a greenhouse, this method produces foods in vertically stacked layers commonly integrated into other structures like a skyscraper, shipping containers, abandoned buildings, or repurposed warehouses.
Using Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) technology, this modern idea uses indoor farming techniques. The artificial control of temperature, light, humidity, and gases makes producing foods and medicine indoors possible. In many ways, vertical farming is similar to greenhouses where metal reflectors and artificial lighting augment natural sunlight. The primary goal of vertical farming is maximizing crop output in a limited space.
It is done in a controlled environment using techniques such as aquaponics, hydroponics, and aeroponics, that may not make use of soil.
WHAT IS VERTICAL FARMING?
The Earth Dollar will be building Vertical Farms worldwide. Vertical farming is the practice of producing food on vertically inclined surfaces. Instead of farming vegetables and other foods on a single level, such as in a field or a greenhouse, this method produces foods in vertically stacked layers commonly integrated into other structures like a skyscraper, shipping containers, abandoned buildings, or repurposed warehouses.
Using Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) technology, this modern idea uses indoor farming techniques. The artificial control of temperature, light, humidity, and gases makes producing foods and medicine indoors possible. In many ways, vertical farming is similar to greenhouses where metal reflectors and artificial lighting augment natural sunlight. The primary goal of vertical farming is maximizing crop output in a limited space.
It is done in a controlled environment using techniques such as aquaponics, hydroponics, and aeroponics, that may not make use of soil.
WHAT ARE EDIBLE FRUIT FORESTS?
The Earth Dollar will be building Edible Fruit Forests worldwide and the edible fruits, nuts, and herbs produced will back the value of the Earth Dollar. The Earth Dollar will be exchangeable for these fruits, nuts, and herbs. The goal is to End Hunger in all forms.
Globally, it is estimated that 50% of all fruit consumed by humans originates from trees. The Edible Fruit Forests we are building will contain some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees like apples, apricots, cherries, plums, grapes, figs, peaches, pomegranates, pears, tomatoes, almonds, pistachios, walnuts, acai, avocado, kiwi fruit, grapes and more.
The goal is to build thousands of Edible Fruit Forests around the world so Members of the Earth Dollar Community can have low-cost access to local and fresh produce. The Earth Dollar will include a DApp that will point Members to produces that are ripe for picking.
Edible Fruit Forests is like a safety net for the community, and it’s something to share with others generously.
The Earth Dollar team will work with local and indigenous communities, as well as farmers to grow and manage the Edible Food Forests.
WHAT ARE EDIBLE FRUIT FORESTS?
The Earth Dollar will be building Edible Fruit Forests worldwide and the edible fruits, nuts, and herbs produced will back the value of the Earth Dollar. The Earth Dollar will be exchangeable for these fruits, nuts, and herbs. The goal is to End Hunger in all forms.
Globally, it is estimated that 50% of all fruit consumed by humans originates from trees. The Edible Fruit Forests we are building will contain some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees like apples, apricots, cherries, plums, grapes, figs, peaches, pomegranates, pears, tomatoes, almonds, pistachios, walnuts, acai, avocado, kiwi fruit, grapes and more.
The goal is to build thousands of Edible Fruit Forests around the world so Members of the Earth Dollar Community can have low-cost access to local and fresh produce. The Earth Dollar will include a DApp that will point Members to produces that are ripe for picking.
Edible Fruit Forests is like a safety net for the community, and it’s something to share with others generously.
The Earth Dollar team will work with local and indigenous communities, as well as farmers to grow and manage the Edible Food Forests.
HOW DOES VERTICAL FARMING WORK?
The Earth Dollar has hired experts in Vertical Farming to help build spaces-aged farms worldwide. There are four critical areas in understanding how vertical farming works: 1. Physical layout, 2. Lighting, 3. Growing medium, and 4. Sustainability features.
Firstly, the primary goal of vertical farming is to produce more food per square meter. To accomplish this goal, crops are cultivated in stacked layers in a tower life structure.
Secondly, a perfect combination of natural and artificial lights is used to maintain the perfect light level in the room. Technologies such as rotating beds are used to improve lighting efficiency.
Thirdly, instead of soil, aeroponic, aquaponic, or hydroponic growing mediums are used. Peat moss or coconut husks and similar non-soil mediums are very common in vertical farming.
Finally, the vertical farming method uses various sustainability features to offset the energy cost of farming. Vertical farming uses 95% less water.
HOW DOES VERTICAL FARMING WORK?
The Earth Dollar has hired experts in Vertical Farming to help build spaces-aged farms worldwide. There are four critical areas in understanding how vertical farming works: 1. Physical layout, 2. Lighting, 3. Growing medium, and 4. Sustainability features.
Firstly, the primary goal of vertical farming is to produce more food per square meter. To accomplish this goal, crops are cultivated in stacked layers in a tower life structure.
Secondly, a perfect combination of natural and artificial lights is used to maintain the perfect light level in the room. Technologies such as rotating beds are used to improve lighting efficiency.
Thirdly, instead of soil, aeroponic, aquaponic, or hydroponic growing mediums are used. Peat moss or coconut husks and similar non-soil mediums are very common in vertical farming.
Finally, the vertical farming method uses various sustainability features to offset the energy cost of farming. Vertical farming uses 95% less water.
TYPES OF VERTICAL FARMS
The Earth Dollar is engaged with the following known types of Vertical Farming:
1. Vertical Farms in buildings
Abandoned buildings are repurposed for vertical farming, but such buildings don’t need to be used often. Depending on the requirements new buildings are also used to construct vertical farms.
2. Shipping-Container Vertical Farms
Old or recycled shipping containers are equipped with LED lighting, vertically stacked farms, climate controls, and monitoring sensors. Such types of farms can save space and get a higher yield in the process.
3. Underground Vertical Farms
Also known as ‘Deep Farms’, these types of vertical farms are built in underground tunnels, abandoned mine shafts, or any subterranean environment. The constant temperature and humidity mean that they require less energy for heating and as for water supply, the underground water source can be used. Such farms can also produce 7 to 9 times more food than a conventional farm.
TYPES OF VERTICAL FARMS
The Earth Dollar is engaged with the following known types of Vertical Farming:
1. Vertical Farms in buildings
Abandoned buildings are repurposed for vertical farming, but such buildings don’t need to be used often. Depending on the requirements new buildings are also used to construct vertical farms.
2. Shipping-Container Vertical Farms
Old or recycled shipping containers are equipped with LED lighting, vertically stacked farms, climate controls, and monitoring sensors. Such types of farms can save space and get a higher yield in the process.
3. Underground Vertical Farms
Also known as ‘Deep Farms’, these types of vertical farms are built in underground tunnels, abandoned mine shafts, or any subterranean environment. The constant temperature and humidity mean that they require less energy for heating and as for water supply, the underground water source can be used. Such farms can also produce 7 to 9 times more food than a conventional farm.
TECHNIQUES OF VERTICAL FARMING
The Earth Dollar uses the following techniques for Vertical Farming:
Hydroponics
Hydroponics is the method of growing plants without the involvement of soil. Here, plant roots are submerged in magnesium, nitrogen, potassium calcium, etc. These solutions support roots, improving chances of higher yield and reducing dependence on water.
Studies have shown that there have been 11 times yield compared to conventional farms for 13 times less water. Thus hydroponics is the most widely used method in Vertical Farming.
Aquaponics
A slightly advanced method that Hydroponics, Aquaponics integrated the production of plants with that of aquatic organisms such as fish in a closed-loop system resembling nature itself.
Aeroponics
As the name suggests, Aeroponics does not use mediums like solid or liquid, instead, it uses air to grow plants. A liquid solution is used in the air where the plants are located, through which the plants absorb nutrients. It is the most suited method as it requires neither water nor soil and requires no growing medium.
TECHNIQUES OF VERTICAL FARMING
The Earth Dollar uses the following techniques for Vertical Farming:
Hydroponics
Hydroponics is the method of growing plants without the involvement of soil. Here, plant roots are submerged in magnesium, nitrogen, potassium calcium, etc. These solutions support roots, improving chances of higher yield and reducing dependence on water.
Studies have shown that there have been 11 times yield compared to conventional farms for 13 times less water. Thus hydroponics is the most widely used method in Vertical Farming.
Aquaponics
A slightly advanced method that Hydroponics, Aquaponics integrated the production of plants with that of aquatic organisms such as fish in a closed-loop system resembling nature itself.
Aeroponics
As the name suggests, Aeroponics does not use mediums like solid or liquid, instead, it uses air to grow plants. A liquid solution is used in the air where the plants are located, through which the plants absorb nutrients. It is the most suited method as it requires neither water nor soil and requires no growing medium.
HISTORY OF VERTICAL FARMING
The concept of vertical farming was first pioneered by Dickson Despommier in 1999. He was a professor of Public and Environmental Health at Columbia University. Challenging his students on whether food could be grown on the rooftops of New York skyscrapers, a concept was created in which a 30-story vertical farm grown by hydroponics and artificial light could feed about 50,000 people.
Although the professor’s farm was not built, the idea did take off, inspiring many later designs.
As a result, governments and developers around the world would take note of vertical farming and implement it in cities such as Abu Dhabi, New York, Los Angeles, Bangalore, Dubai, Beijing, etc.
Between 2014 and November 2020 about $1.8 billion were invested into startups working on creating vertical farms.
HISTORY OF VERTICAL FARMING
The concept of vertical farming was first pioneered by Dickson Despommier in 1999. He was a professor of Public and Environmental Health at Columbia University. Challenging his students on whether food could be grown on the rooftops of New York skyscrapers, a concept was created in which a 30-story vertical farm grown by hydroponics and artificial light could feed about 50,000 people.
Although the professor’s farm was not built, the idea did take off, inspiring many later designs.
As a result, governments and developers around the world would take note of vertical farming and implement it in cities such as Abu Dhabi, New York, Los Angeles, Bangalore, Dubai, Beijing, etc.
Between 2014 and November 2020 about $1.8 billion were invested into startups working on creating vertical farms.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF VERTICAL FARMING
Vertical farming has a lot of promise and sounds like the farm of the future. However, there are a few stumbling blocks to consider before rushing full-speed ahead into vertical farming. The following are the advantages and disadvantages of vertical farming:
Advantages
1. Efficiency
Conventional farms require too much land and water, while vertical farming requires a fraction of it with more yield per acre. Another additional benefit is that vertical farming can produce crops throughout the year. Even more than one crop can be harvested at once due to their land and plots.
2. Weather resistant
Traditional farming is subjected to unpredictable weather patterns and natural disasters such as floods, droughts, wildfires, etc. In a controlled environment of vertical farming, such factors are negated and thus less susceptible to disruption in the supply chain process.
3. Environmental Conservation
Vertical farming helps in environmental conservation as deforestation that accompanies traditional farming can be negated, thus saving resources in the long run.
Producing food indoors reduces or eliminates conventional plowing, planting, and harvesting by farm machinery, protecting soil, and reducing emissions.
Disadvantages
1. Huge costs
Vertical farming is quite costly and some use urban settings where the real estate prices are high, thus, its maintenance costs are even higher as compared to traditional farming.
2. High Energy Consumption
During the growing season, the sun shines on a vertical surface at an extreme angle such that much less light is available to crops than when they are planted on flat land.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF VERTICAL FARMING
Vertical farming has a lot of promise and sounds like the farm of the future. However, there are a few stumbling blocks to consider before rushing full-speed ahead into vertical farming. The following are the advantages and disadvantages of vertical farming:
Advantages
1. Efficiency
Conventional farms require too much land and water, while vertical farming requires a fraction of it with more yield per acre. Another additional benefit is that vertical farming can produce crops throughout the year. Even more than one crop can be harvested at once due to their land and plots.
2. Weather resistant
Traditional farming is subjected to unpredictable weather patterns and natural disasters such as floods, droughts, wildfires, etc. In a controlled environment of vertical farming, such factors are negated and thus less susceptible to disruption in the supply chain process.
3. Environmental Conservation
Vertical farming helps in environmental conservation as deforestation that accompanies traditional farming can be negated, thus saving resources in the long run.
Producing food indoors reduces or eliminates conventional plowing, planting, and harvesting by farm machinery, protecting soil, and reducing emissions.
Disadvantages
1. Huge costs
Vertical farming is quite costly and some use urban settings where the real estate prices are high, thus, its maintenance costs are even higher as compared to traditional farming.
2. High Energy Consumption
During the growing season, the sun shines on a vertical surface at an extreme angle such that much less light is available to crops than when they are planted on flat land.