On a special episode (first released on November 20, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: AI applications in vertical farming have the potential to usher in a new model that not only yields a high volume of ...

Global demand for food is expected to increase 58–98% by 2050. But can our current agricultural systems support this change? These farms are grown in buildings within or adjacent to urban areas.

Vertical farming is gaining momentum in Canada, driven in large part by changing consumer tastes, the need for greater sustainability and advanced technology. In grocery stores and restaurants, ...

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SOIL. LANEY, TELL US ABOUT IT. WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT, IT’S HARD ENOUGH FOR RIGHT TO START A GARDEN OR TO GROW ANYTHING. AT LEAST IT IS FOR ME. THEY’RE DIFFICULT, BUT RECENTLY I SPENT AN AFTERNOON WITH ...

Estimates show that the agriculture industry produces over 6.4 billion tons of greenhouse gases annually. This amounts to approximately 8.5% of the world’s yearly emissions. With the continuously ...

One of NextFood's instore farms sits in one of Denmark's largest hamburger chains. The store has NextFood's automatic in-store grow system in the restaurants. Crops are harvested after the consumer ...

Wander through the labyrinthine tunnels twenty feet beneath downtown Houston, and the past practically oozes from the walls. Office workers walk over pink-and-green speckled tiles. Steve Winwood’s ...

TAKES US INSIDE. YEAH, INSIDE THIS BUILDING IS THE LARGEST VERTICAL FARMING COMPANY IN THE U.S., AND THEY SERVE SOME 2600 GROCERY STORES. BOWERY SAYS IT IS TRANSFORMING THE ENTIRE FRESH FOOD SUPPLY ...