Surrey (Vancouver suburb) may have the first vertical farm in the world
Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts said Monday "a couple of developers were quite excited" about the prospect of a vertical farm, which could potentially grow vegetables, fruit, chickens and fish under one roof all year long.
One of the options being looked at in Whalley, she said, is to have an organic garden incorporated into a restaurant, which would use the food in its dishes.
Watts wouldn't name the potential developer, saying the city is in the midst of analysing the project. But if everything continues to move forward, she said, a vertical farm could be built in the next few years.