The Vertical Farm Pamphlet

EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

DICKSON DESPOMMIER, Ph.D.

The Vertical Farm: Keystone Concept to the Sustainable Eco-city

Biosphere Techno-sphere

NO BEGINNING, NO END

Cradle to cradle Cradle to grave

START END

WASTE

Liters of safe drinking water2.3Calories of safe food1500

Everyones Birthright:

Safe and Abundant Water Supply

Food Safety and Security

Engaging Society in Environmental Sustainability

Reducing Dependence on Fossil Fuels

The Challenges

Billion People

Not including grazing lands

Agricultural Footprint

6.8

02

4

6

8

10

Billion

Developing Regions

Industrialized Regions

World Population Growth

1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 2050

Sources: United Nations Population Division and Population References Bureau, 1993

By the year 2050 our species will increase by another 3 billion people

3Billion People

6.8Billion People

Forecasting Agriculturally Driven Global Environmental Change

David Tilman, et al.SCIENCE Vol 292April, 2001

Agricultural Footprint

+

of the Earths available land is already farmed

80%

requires produces

Food

Agricultural Runoff

70% of Available Fresh Water

20% of US Fossil Fuel Use

PesticidesFertilizers

Herbicides

AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Runoff is Destroying the Worlds Oceans

Percent Increasein TN River Flux

80

Dead Zones US Floods:1993, 2007, 2008

Within 20 years, 80% of us will live in cities or suburbs

Can We?

Provide a sustainable, safe and

abundant food and water

supply for 10 billion people?

Repair Earths damaged ecosystems?

AND

We Can If we Want To

Aeroponics Drip IrrigationHydroponics

The Future of Agriculture: Growing Soilless

The Future Is Now

Rice from Japan

EuroFresh Farms, Willcox, Arizona

Lettuce from Tennessee

Tomatoes

Endless Possibilities

Hydroponics

Variety Is The Spice Of Life

Berries BlackcurrantBlueberry CranberryHuckleberryLoganberriesRaspberryStrawberry

Bush VegetablesGreen BeanTomato-- beefsteak, campari, plum, cherry, globe

Specialty CropsCoffeeGrapesLuffa SpongeOlivesSunflowerWheat Grass

Vine VegetablesCucumberEggplantOkraSquashSweet Bell PepperZucchini

LegumesSoybeansPeanuts

MelonsCantaloupeMuskamelonPumpkin,Watermelon

Root VegetablesBeetBelgian EndiveCarrotOnionsPotatoRadishSweet Potato

Grains BarleyCorn, WheatRice

Leafy GreensAsparagusButterhead LettuceBroccoli Brussels Sprout CauliflowerCelery Charita LettuceChinese CabbageCollared GreensEstelle LettuceGarlic ChivesGreen Coral Lettuce,Green Oak Leaf Lettuce, KaleKuala LettuceMizuna MustardPeasRed Coral LettuceRed Oak Leaf LettuceRomaine LettuceRoxy Lettuce,SpinachSwiss ChardUpland Cress

Herbs & Spices ArugulaBanana PepperBay LeavesChile PeppersChervilChivesCilantroCinnamon BasilCorianderCurry Leaf Dill FennelFrench TarragonGreen BasilLavenderLemon BasilLemon ThymeMarjoram MintOpal BasilOreganoParsleyRocketRosemarySage Sakura CressThai BasilWatercressYellow Pea Shoots

Apply these proven indoor agricultural strategies to growing food in buildings located within the urban landscape

The Result:

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NO AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF

YEAR ROUND CROP PRODUCTION

NO CROP LOSS FROM SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS

USES 70% LESS WATER, NO AGRO-CHEMICALS, NO FOSSIL FUELS

ALLOWS RESTORATION OF DAMAGED ECOSYTEMS

Advantages of a Vertical Farm

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REMEDIATES GRAY WATER

CREATES NEW JOBS

SUPPLIES FRESH PRODUCE FOR INNER CITY DWELLERS

USES ABANDONED CITY PROPERTIES

CAN GROW BIO-FUELS, PLANT-DERIVED DRUGS

Advantages of a Vertical Farm

Addresses Two Urgent Needs in Distressed Regions of the World

Food Water

The Vertical Farm is the centerpiece for creating an eco-city in which all human activities reflect ecological process.

The Vertical Farm: Key to Eco-Urbanization

Vertical Farm Tool Box

Hydroponics

Aeroponics

Drip Irrigation

Waste-to-Energy

Automation

Water Re-capture

Passive Energy

LED Lighting

SludgeGray Water

The Sustainable Eco-City(employs cutting-edge technologies)

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Liquid Municipal Waste

EnergyPotable WaterFood

Metabolic By-Products (urine, feces)

Gray Water Remediation Plasma Gasification

CITY ENERGY GRIDCITY DRINKING WATER

Can we actually do any of this??

We are already doing it!

Santa Ana, California

Black water Gray water Drinking water

Plasma Arc Gasification

1,500 tons of solid municipal waste/day!

Port St. Lucie, Florida

Eric EllingsenDickson Despommier

ILLUSTRATOR

LOCATION

Dubai Pyramid Farm

TITLE

Dubai

ILLUSTRATOR

LOCATION

TITLE

Pla(n)tform:An alternative for urban growth

Ori Ronen &Adi Reich

Tel Aviv, Israel

Gordon Graff

ILLUSTRATOR

LOCATION

Vertical Farm

TITLE

Toronto, Canada

Fougeron Architects

ILLUSTRATOR

LOCATION

City of the Future

TITLE

San Francisco, CA

Blake Kurasek

ILLUSTRATOR

LOCATION

Vertical Farm

TITLE

Chicago, IL

Owen Foster

ILLUSTRATOR

LOCATION

Vertical Farm

TITLE

Queensland, Australia

ILLUSTRATOR

Jung Min Nam

LOCATION

New York City

TITLE

Urban farm, urban epicenter

ILLUSTRATOR

Claudio PalavecinoLlanos

LOCATION

Santiago, Chile

TITLE

Experimental Vertical Farm

LOCATION

Museum of Science and Industry

TITLE

Chicago, IL

Vertical Farm Model Team

DESIGNERS

LOCATION

Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture

TITLE

Chicago, IL.

First Create a Prototype

Weber Thompson - Seattle

Toms Students

ILLUSTRATOR

Grade School Vertical Farm Project

TITLE

A Special Thanks to All My Students

2004Anisa BuckDaniel DineStacy GoldbergVani GulateVivek IyerBen JacobEugene KangRoger KimJennifer MontesPearl MoyAnita OConnorKaterina ParaskevasRebecca TatumCarrie TeicherJanice Turner

2005Alam SaadKristen CoatesStephen LeeMaribeth LovegroveMichelle Robalino

Sonia Demitrie ToureAthina Vassilakis

2007Evelyn Natalia AlvarezMatthew Peter BussaCaroline CarnevaleYana ChervonaRichele Lynn CorradoManisha DaswaniJonathan GassMoshen GhanefarKahterine GiffordSookyung HamJongJin JoDianna JonesSteven KauhRaeya KhanDanille KontovasCynthia LendorJason LightKevin LoDiego Lopez De Castilla

Theodora SakataDennis SantellaSapna SurendranKelly Urry

2006James BaumgartnerJasmine BeriaKenneth ChamberElizabeth Del GiaccoLeslie-Anne Danielle FitzpatrickBryan Joshua GarberGreg GinAlexis Katrell HarmanRory E. MauroJun Michjael MitsumotoNatalie NeuIvan RamirezElizabeth Morgan ReitanoKathleen Ann RooseveltJordana RothschildNicholas SebesAdireenne Sheetz

Chrisytopher MartinMary Ann PopovechIris Anne Cruz ReyesYalini SenathirajahTimon Tai

2008Sarah AutryClaudia CujarGeoffrey GarstErica HahnSchuyler HendersonCarolyn HettrichYuki KanedaChris KarampahtsisHannah KelloggMateusz KrukGilma MantillaKarl MingesChristopher OvanezJohanathan StettinSarah Wishnek

A Special Thanks to All My Students (contd)

2010Juilee Prakash BardeJonathan Remy CamuzeauxMichelle T. ChuangOffira Shuly GabbayElizabeth Ellen HornyakLea KieferFreda Robyn LaulichtAllison Michelle MartineauGenevieve Sophia SlocumIda Hui SuenIesha WadalaPatrice Adele

2009Joshua BernstockAlisa M. KovalYanjuska LescailleSara M. MillerJonathan P. SaludAlexander T. SonnebornNaomi J. SorkinSunny UppalAlexander T. VargaKate R. WeinbergDaniel YagodaZahira Zahid

Its time to stop talkingand START DOING!

Save Water

Farm Smart

Help Keep Our Blue Planet Green!

Thank You!

Slide 1Slide 2Slide 3The ChallengesSlide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Agricultural Runoff is Destroying the Worlds OceansSlide 11Slide 12Slide 13Slide 14Slide 15Slide 16Slide 17Slide 18Advantages of a Vertical FarmPgina 20Slide 21Slide 22The Vertical Farm: Key to Eco-UrbanizationVertical Farm Tool BoxSlide 25Slide 26Slide 27Slide 28Slide 29Slide 30Slide 31Slide 32Slide 33Slide 34Slide 35Slide 36Slide 37Slide 38Slide 39Slide 40Slide 41Slide 42Slide 43Slide 44Slide 45Slide 46Slide 47Slide 48Slide 49Slide 50Slide 51Slide 52Slide 53Slide 54A Special Thanks to All My StudentsA Special Thanks to All My Students (contd)Slide 57Slide 58Slide 59Slide 60Slide 61

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