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Urban agriculture, Sustainable agriculture, Overpopulation, Food miles, Farms, Vertical farming

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Bowery and Plenty announce indoor strawberry production plans on same day as competition heats up

Bowery has started selling strawberries while Plenty and Driscoll's plan to commence strawberry production for the Northerneastern US.

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Bowery and Plenty announce indoor strawberry production plans on same day as competition heats up https://t.co/un98RwTncc
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Bowery and Plenty announce indoor strawberry production plans on same day as competition heats up

Bowery and Plenty announce indoor strawberry production plans on same day as competition heats up

Bowery has started selling strawberries while Plenty and Driscoll's plan to commence strawberry production for the Northerneastern US.

The future of food: Why farming is moving indoors

The future of food: Why farming is moving indoors

Vertical farming is fast-expanding but the costs are high and the food range is limited - for now.

The Future of Food: Why Farming Is Moving Indoors

The Future of Food: Why Farming Is Moving Indoors

A car park opposite the infamous New York City housing estate where rapper Jay-Z grew up seems an unlikely place for an agricultural revolution. Ten shipping containers dominate a corner of ...

Here’s the Best Way to Stop the Future Food Crisis Looming Over American Cities

Here’s the Best Way to Stop the Future Food Crisis Looming Over American Cities

The farm of the future isn’t an open field in Kansas—it’s a climate-controlled warehouse in Newark.

Meet one vertical farm venture helping the industry grow past greens

Meet one vertical farm venture helping the industry grow past greens

By focusing on the technology, Intelligent Growth Solutions has grown the seedlings for chiles, potatoes and broccoli in its vertical farming towers.

Urban indoor vertical farm run partly by robots may be glimpse into the future – from LAist

Urban indoor vertical farm run partly by robots may be glimpse into the future – from LAist

Vertical farming. By Stefan A. Slater From the outside, the gray and white warehouse near the corner of Oris Street and Mona Boulevard seems like a thousand other mundane Southern ...

The Farm Of The Future Might Be In Compton. Inside A Warehouse. And Run Partly By Robots

The Farm Of The Future Might Be In Compton. Inside A Warehouse. And Run Partly By Robots

Plenty, a company backed by big tech bucks, wants to open a vertical farm in Compton. Can it change the way we grow and eat food?

The ups and downs of vertical farming

The ups and downs of vertical farming

The term Vertical Farming (VF) can be used to define a variety of concepts. For some, it might conjure up images of tall structures with plants growing on the outside, while others may ...

Vertical Farms Boom as COVID-19 Bolsters Appetite for Locally Grown Food

Vertical Farms Boom as COVID-19 Bolsters Appetite for Locally Grown Food

While many industries are contracting because of COVID-19, vertical farming is booming as it meets demand for locally grown kale and lettuce.

Can Vertical Farms Reap Their Harvest? It’s Anyone’s Bet.

Can Vertical Farms Reap Their Harvest? It’s Anyone’s Bet.

Indoor-grown produce is available in more than 20 supermarket chains across the country. But despite massive investment, questions remain about vertical farming's efficiency and costs.

Elon Musk's brother wants to transform farming

Elon Musk's brother wants to transform farming

Plant-based foods are all the rage right now, and vertical farms are capitalizing on the trend.

Investing In Vertical Farming: Five Take-Aways

Investing In Vertical Farming: Five Take-Aways

There is a lot of investing hype about vertical farming. We talked to an expert and came away with five take-aways for investors.

Walmart makes an investment in vertical farming start-up Plenty

Walmart makes an investment in vertical farming start-up Plenty

The big-box retailer will carry leafy greens from Plenty in all of its California stores later this year.

On rooftops and in tunnels, city farms lead food revolution

On rooftops and in tunnels, city farms lead food revolution

Salad plants are already being grown in old bomb shelters but floating dairy farms and 16-storey food towers could be next

Walmart invests in indoor vertical farming startup Plenty

Walmart invests in indoor vertical farming startup Plenty

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart said Tuesday it has taken a stake in agriculture startup Plenty, becoming the first large U.S. retailer to significantly invest in indoor vertical farming as a way ...

Vertical Farming: The Future of Agriculture?

Vertical Farming: The Future of Agriculture?

Vertical farming is an indoor farming practice that produces food on vertically inclined surfaces, opposed to traditional outdoor horizontal farming. Vertically stacked layers allow farmers ...

Building trust in vertical farming requires collaboration across the industry rather than competition

Building trust in vertical farming requires collaboration across the industry rather than competition

“The vertical farming space is flooded with venture capital, technology and engineers trying to make a difference, but there is a shortage of aggregators and distributors to bring the ...