Being alienated from the products of my labor makes me sad, being trapped in a 400sq ft apartment with no room for activities makes me sad, trying to figure out how to get some property to get out of here without being in debt to the bank for three decades makes me sad, giving a shitload of money to my stupid landlord every month makes me sad, the earth melting tf down makes me sad. Damn, this capitalism shit sucks
I've thought about pursuing a similar path but I have no idea where to start.
The frustrating thing about this stuff is that it takes money. Vertical farming is especially capital-intensive, but if you have the scratch to spare, consider trying to get yourself incorporated as a nonprofit. Unless you plan on making more than 50k a year, you can just fill out the 1023 EZ which doesn't take very long at all, but it might take a bit of time to hear back from the IRS. Getting charitable status rules because then you can donate to yourself (completely legal to donate to your own nonprofit) to buy all the stuff you were going to buy anyway, and then write it off your taxes. Anyone who donates to you can write it off their taxes too.
I know tax writeoffs are petit bourgeois as shit, but in case it made a difference for you, putting it forward anyway.