This makes a tacit assumption about roof loading, which, by default, cannot support the load of an aquaponics installation (the logical choice). The ability to source some greens locally is useful, but as many have pointed out the win comes when you can locally source something like rice or beans. The water requirements for rice make it especially heavy on a per square foot basis. The folks in Watsonville [1] were trying it on flat ground first, it doesn&#x27;t seem they were successful [2]<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.santacruzsentinel.com&#x2F;general-news&#x2F;20130810&#x2F;future-of-agriculture-venture-aims-to-be-the-worlds-largest-aquaponics-farm" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.santacruzsentinel.com&#x2F;general-news&#x2F;20130810&#x2F;futur...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.viridisaquaponics.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.viridisaquaponics.com&#x2F;</a>