It's brunch time in the not-too-distant future. You're in your favourite cafe and you have a craving for pancakes.
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| For vertical farms, like this one in New Jersey, the crucial ingredient is the artificial lighting. |
You know they're delicious because you order them all the time: fluffy and light with a slightly carroty taste.
Hardly a health food, but at least they're easy on the environment — they're made with organic eggs and 100 per cent locally-sourced bacteria.
The bioreactor that produces the flour is only a block away.
Like many people, you're worried about the size of your carbon footprint, so it's good to know that none of the main ingredients had to be shipped or flown in.
Read the ABC News story by Antony Funnell - “Vertical farming, micro-algae and bio-reactors — the new frontier of sustainable food.”
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