The world requires an area of farmland the size of South America to feed itself. What will we do when we run out of farmland? Craig visits a vertical farm and sees if they could be the future of agriculture.

Special Thanks to:

Green Sense Farms
http://greensensefarms.com/

Dickson Despommier
http://www.verticalfarm.com/

Dickson Despommier's Book on Vertical Farms
http://us.macmillan.com/theverticalfa...

Future Of Food Videos:
Can We Make Meat Out Of Plants? http://bit.ly/1hwhYHo
Why You Should Eat Bugs http://bit.ly/1Jg4IBf
Are Vertical Farms The Future Of Agriculture? http://bit.ly/1hExTE6
Why We Should Be Urban Farming http://bit.ly/1VuLlsl

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Potato Garden, By BASFPlantScience [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

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Pesticide Warning Sign, By Austin Valley, https://www.flickr.com/photos/austinv...

irrigation system, By Gene Alexander, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (photogallery.nrcs.usda.gov No. NRCSCO87001) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

hardwood forest, By Joshua Mayer, https://www.flickr.com/photos/wackyba...

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forest floor, By Danny Steaven (Own work) [CC BYSA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

produce in supermarket, By Dungodung (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Edamame, By Tammy Green (aka Zesmerelda) from Chicago Upscale Dining + Lounge Republic PanAsian Restaurant [http://www.republicrestaurant.us/ in Ontario & Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611] (Flickr) [CC BYSA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Vertical Farm Concept, Vincent Callebaut Architectures, https://urbanagblog.wordpress.com/201...

Dragonfly Vertical Farm, Vincent Callebaut Architectures, https://theurbanprospector.files.word...

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