Indoor orchards

But according to Vickers, woody crops like fruit trees would really test the limits of what could be grown in a vertical farm because they would need a lot of support without soil.

She asserts that, botanically speaking, indoor orchards are not out of the question.Mark Horler, chair of the UK Urban AgriTech, which represents the nation’s indoor agriculture community, states, “A tree already is a kind of vertical farm.

“Trees take nutrients-rich water and divide it among a number of layers to grow leaves and fruits.Nature always came first, as always.”