Infarmation: Skyscraper Farming

Interesting article in the NY Times today about creating "verdant, self-sustaining towers where city slickers cultivated their own food." It seems a bit strange to have a farm behind glass and 20 stories high...this is taking the idea of eating local to the extremes.
Check it out and tell us what you think.

Photos by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mithun and SOA Architects.