The Symbiosis of Steel and Seed

By 2045, the relentless march of urbanization will have yielded an unexpected ally: hyper-efficient vertical farms, integrated seamlessly into the steel skeletons of megacities, will not only feed burgeoning populations but subtly reshape our relationship with nature itself, blurring the lines between the concrete jungle and a revitalized biosphere. The true cost, however, will lie not in the energy consumed, but in the choices we made – or failed to make – in the years before.