Industrial scale urban farming however, forms the economic backbone for the area, and its relevance is based on the environmental analysis of the region: the Midwest region will be substantially affected by the extreme weather and flooding in consequence of the global warming, with negative effect on local agriculture, while the global demand for food increases.

Proposed vertical farming concept provides protection from the hazard weather events and enables yields 5-10 times higher, while the waste and energy management concept operating in symbiosis with the farming plant takes pressure from the overloaded local sewage system. The nutrients and water are reused in closed biological circles, making the production of plants and fish more robust and economically viable. There are no runoffs of pesticides, nor fertilizers, and organic waste is reused for composting and biogas production. Beside all other benefits, this contributes to the ongoing recovery effort of the Detroit River and the Lake Erie.