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The World's Largest Vertical Farm Will Produce 2 Million Pounds Of Produce
• True ActivistAs documentaries like Food Inc. have conveyed, large-scale agricultural farming is not a sustainable method of producing food for the world's growing population. But vertical farming might be…
A start-up AeroFarms is presently building what will be the largest vertical farm in the world.
Vertical farms are "a form of indoor controlled agriculture, utilizing as many levels possible of rowing beds stacked vertically in a single-story building," explains Marc Oshima, co-founder of AeroFarms. "We use 95% less water than traditional field farmers, utilizing aeroponics to mist the roots with water and nutrients — offering 70 times greater productivity per square foot annually than traditional farms." – Fox News
CONSUMER BENEFITS
Harvested at Peak Flavor
Locally Grown
No Pesticides
Highly Nutritious
Uses over 95% Less Water
Grown from non-GMO Seed
Ready to Eat
Soil and Land Conservation
Committed to the Community
No doubt about it, vertical farms are likely to become a very popular method of growing food in the near future, especially in urban environments.
Credit: Inhabitat