Food production - square meters and cubic meters

[Ben Harrison]

I've got world tamers and I'm in the process of setting up some colonies using that information.

The problem is I plan to have several archolgies that have enclosed hydrophic/yeast/ect farms.

World tames give required square kilometers -- what would be a good hieght for these "food factories", standard 1.5 meters, 3, 4.5 9 something higher?

Imput/suggestions/acutal experence with/ would be greatly apprecated.

Thanks

 

[Uncle Bob]

Best I can offer
http://www.nas.nasa.gov/NAS/SpaceSettlement/

As best I can figure for algae/yeast 1 m should be plenty. Most hydroponics I have seen would fit in 1.5 meters, but 3 m would allow climbing vines and tree-like shrubs.

 

[Ben Harrison]

Originally posted by Uncle Bob:
As best I can figure for algae/yeast 1 m should be plenty. Most hydroponics I have seen would fit in 1.5 meters, but 3 m would allow climbing vines and tree-like shrubs. [/QB]

Thanks, I'm thinking of drawing out the food production section of an archology and wanted some input. Now all I have to do is "conceptualize" what will be where.

 

[Golan2072]

See this thread for a detailed discussion of Hydroponics.