It explains why vertical farming is suitable for island nations to reduce dependency from imports.
Some pros: Less water, no soil, no cross contamination, less crop failure, plant diseases can't spread through soil or water tank, grow alot in smaller space like a city, sunlight/greenhouse/growlamps, doesn't reguire taking more areas from nature. +there was more
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➤Este Sistema de Hidroponia Vertical, está pensado para que lo puedas usar en espacios pequeños como puede ser un balcón.Solución nutritiva,
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Area 2 Farms is growing greens, herbs, and root vegetables in a vertical farm thanks to the dearth of traditional office tenants
"Arlington, Virginia is like a gateway to the city of Washington D.C. Part of the Metro line, but across the Potomac, it’s nevertheless a busy area and not the kind of place you’d expect to be able to get minutes-old, farm-fresh produce.
But Area 2 Farms is growing greens, herbs, and root vegetables in a vertical farm thanks to the dearth of traditional office tenants. With high-rise office space remaining vacant even after the end of the pandemic, landlords are open to ideas.
Jackie Potter and Tyler Baras pitched the idea of an indoor farm and it was obviously a good one because Area 2 is already well-established in the Arlington area such that they offer subscription delivery of fresh veggies to fellow urbanites starting at $40 per week.
Area 2 Farms uses a sophisticated conveyor belt system called Silo to cut down on the more laborious hours of indoor farming. It’s not a hydroponic system—there is soil inside Area 2 Farms which means they can grow root vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and radishes.
When executed correctly, vertical farming can produce as much as traditional farming but with a lot less space, and no concern over weather or pests. Obviously as well it can be done in the center of a city, where land is at a premium...
“Cities are changing every day,” Potter tells Modern Farmer. “There’s a really great economic opportunity as well. Our farms create new green jobs, they beautify spaces and provide fresh food to local communities. That’s something that’s really precious.”"
One founder told me that many investors don’t really understand this space, and that they’re often drawn to the sexiest, most revolutionary technology, rather than more incremental improvements and business models that are already proven, like lower-tech greenhouses.
It’s also hard to make money selling baby greens rather than a high price-point item like cannabis—or even just more expensive produce, like berries. “Is it worth spending $20 million on a cutting-edge system when you’re producing objects that might get $1 or $2 in the marketplace? That’s the problem,” says Stein, the Penn State business professor. (As a growing number of indoor farms have started selling branded greens, the competition is also making it harder to get placement in grocery stores.) If companies look to make more money by charging a large premium for a box of greens, there’s a relatively limited group of consumers willing to pay more for salad.
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A favorite scientist and podcaster of mine, Dr. Dickson Despommier, has died, and I am pretty bummed. His podcast, This Week in Parasitism, got be interested in parasitology and virology, and he was widely considered one of the fathers of vertical farming.
Clayton fostered his love for numbers by playing poker - a lot of poker. Now, he’s using that mentality to launch a vertical farm company that he believes can “replace the produce aisle.”
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“We think everyone deserves access to reliable local food year-round,” says Nebullam co-founder Clayton Mooney. “Our vision is to replace the produce aisle.”
When Mooney and Danen Pool founded indoor farming company Nebullam in 2017, they knew that growing crops indoors would be the future of farming. At the time, however, indoor farming technology was far from futuristic. “We saw that indoor farming was very antiquated,” said Mooney.
So, Nebullam set out to optimize the future of farming. The company's initial goal was to develop and sell technology to up-and-coming indoor farming companies, including software that helps analyze and optimize the production process, and equipment that’s more mobile so farmers can position crops where indoor conditions are ideal.
But when faced with the pandemic, Nebullam had to overhaul their business model. Here’s how the indoor farming company pivoted to become profitable during unprecedented times, and how they plan to continue to scale.
Optimizing Indoor Agriculture: Vertical Grow Rack Systems
Using a vertical grow setup not only increases production but also enables precise control over light, temperature, and nutrients, resulting in healthier, faster-growing plants. Ideal for urban and indoor farming, vertical grow rack systems are helping meet the demand for fresh produce in urban areas while minimizing the use of land and resources. With the ability to grow a wide range of crops in a controlled environment, indoor vertical farming is paving the way for a more sustainable and efficient food production future.
