Empty downtowns and rural food deserts welcome small indoor farms to revive urban areas and solve food insecurity.

“Despite the current skepticism, I think we’ve now demonstrated that vertical farming can be sustainable and profitable and deliver product at scale,” says Molly Montgomery, who became CEO ...

Dickson Despommier, a professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University, has proposed “vertical farming”: growing ... or aeroponically (in the air). You’d reduce water ...

The first commercial vertical farm was established in Singapore in 2012 ... such as carbon dioxide concentration, air temperature, and the content of the nutrient solution, can affect plant ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Vertical farming can substantially increase protein yields per area—up to 300-fold for crops and over 6,000-fold for mushrooms and insects—while reducing ...

In a shock move, vertical farming leader Jones Food Company appointed administrators last week. At least, it was a shock to outsiders. After all, the collapse comes just over a year after JFC ...

FoodBev's Vertical Farming World Congress is the highest level and most significant dedicated industry event of the year. Bringing together vertical farming operators, investors, suppliers and ...

Launched as a concept in 2011, GoodLeaf Farms opened its first pilot farm in Truro, N.S., in 2015 followed by a full-scale vertical farm in Guelph in 2019.