Kimbal Musk and Dan Barber Clash About the Future of Food
Musk envisions an urban hydroponic future, but Barber believes in the power of soil.
O’Hare Urban Garden.
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Kimbal Musk, co-founder of farm-to-table restaurant group the Kitchen, board member at Chipotle, Tesla, and SpaceX, and younger brother to Elon, thinks hydroponic vertical farming—that is, soil-less, indoor, LED-lit agriculture—is the future of food.
Dan Barber, renowned chef, restaurant owner, author of bestseller The Third Plate, and crop rotation evangelist, strongly disagrees.