Grown, Harvested, and Eaten, All In the Same Room

From office buildings to grocery stores, backyards, and rooftops, vertical farming has made its way into a variety of unique spaces.

There are companies that are busy outfitting old shipping containers into new grow spaces that offer vertical farming so that you can grow hundreds of plants in limited spaces.

These vertical farm projects have promised to help feed hundreds of thousands of people. Offering fresh, organic, local ingredients, that can be grown and then harvest and shipped in a very short amount of time.

Vertical farming is one of the fastest growing food production trends right now

Who wouldn't want to be able to grow more with less? Less space, less resources, and still be able to grow the same quality product. And you aren't limited for what you can grow much either, as there are a wide range of crops already being grown this way through hydroponic methods.

There is 90 percent less water use, no soil required, and no pesticides involved.

Everything is controlled and monitored so the idea is that these systems will take less individual skill out of the mix meaning that you don't need to be an expert to be successful. You can use technology to help you to grow in the right way and produce more and better quality produce.

Students in various places are now being taught about hydroponics and about the benefits of vertical farming. With some getting the chance to even grow and harvest their own crops, tasting them right in the same room that they were grown in.

The technology systems in this market are getting better, and producing more, this is helping the market to continue growing. COVID-19 also caused more stores to look at how they might be able to use vertical farming to start producing their own too. They want to be more prepared in case something like that happens again and they are putting the systems in place now to make those changes.

The worldwide vertical farming market is expected to reach more than $15 billion by 2027.

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