Watch this: Inside a New Vertical Farm Full of Robots
We got a tour of a new vertical farming facility in Compton, California, to learn about the potential benefits of growing food in towers rather than fields, and the technological innovations required to make it happen.
The indoor facility is run by Plenty, a company that specializes in this style of farming. With food security under threat from climate change and extreme weather events, the folks at Plenty believe they’ve developed a compelling alternative that uses less land than traditional farming.
Towers of leafy greens grown in Plenty’s vertical farm.
Since Plenty’s produce can be grown closer to where it’ll be consumed, the energy-cost of transportation goes down. The company’s vertical system also allows plants to be grown at times of the year when they might not otherwise be available….
