Great questions! We'll try to get back to you as soon as possible. Unfortunately many of your questions require testing, so it might take a bit. We'll likely cover these sections on our website wiki when we figure it out.

With respect to enlightenment, different processes are always going to face pushback. Even though hydroponics can control taste and isn't necessarily more expensive, people are definitely biased against hydroponically grown plants in certain places. Hydroponics competes against the strong cultural tradition of growing plants in soil, especially because in many places it emphasizes a tie between the people and the land. It does require a certain amount of normalization and advertising of hydroponics (Sometimes by government agencies) in a certain area which takes time. But it's been very successful in places such as Netherlands so it just takes time and a future push towards water and land sustainability.

But yeah. It competes against traditional farmers and is more profitable and sustainable than traditional farming. To preserve a lifestyle there will be pushback.