Are Computer Farms the future?

Agricultural farming may seem like our primary way to receive ingredients for food, but there are other alternatives to developing these ingredients, and that is computational farming. Disliked by some traditional farmers, computational farming doesn't require much space or ingredients to grow a crop that you want specifically, thoughts from an experienced farmer and my teacher Ms. Fletcher states, "I am torn." These crops grown from an isolated container allows the owner to adjust heat, temperature, light exposure, and many other components. In an article I read here, by Mark Anderson, MIT researchers has developed a working and mobile farm which creates an opportunity for people who are interested in indoor farming.

MIT CityFARM at the MIT Media Lab

Each crop contains sensors which displays its status and lets the user know what to adjust according to the system preferences. These indoor farms cannot be interfered by random pests such as rats, cockroaches, flies, ants, etc, also disregarding many factors like rain pour, droughts, or any deprivation these plants can grow based on the user's choice. Though funding may be expensive, these indoor farms may prove there helpfulness in the near future, I would consider buying one if I was interested in growing my own food, but others may consider it cool yet lazy because not much work is being put into these plants compared to conventional farming. Nevertheless, the computer farm is still being improved to allow many to have them in house or schools. Overall, computer farming can enable people who wouldn't consider farming outside and give them an opportunity to watch how these plants grow inside their own houses.