A recent study reveals that vertical farming has a higher carbon footprint than field-grown lettuce, raising questions about ...

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Vertical farming offers a much-needed opportunity to secure food production in the face of climate change, but can it truly deliver a sustainable alternative to field-grown crops? A new study led by ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Generate Capital, a leading sustainable infrastructure investment and operating company, and GrowUp, the UK’s best-selling vertical farm, announced a £38 million ...

Privately-owned UK vertical farming business Jones Food Company has opened its second growing site for herbs and leafy greens. The so-called JFC2 project in Lydney, Gloucestershire, got off the ground ...

A new study has found that while vertical farming can greatly boost lettuce yields and reduce water use, its overall carbon footprint remains higher than traditional field farming. The study led by ...

Conducted by Surrey University, the research looked at lettuce production from two UK farms and one in Spain, where the UK gets the vast majority of its lettuce through winter. The emissions from this ...

Vertical farming can produce as much as traditional farming while using less water and less energy—if executed correctly. Area 2 Farms In an old paper company and warehouse building, machines are ...

The growing global demand for food crops and rapid urbanization have put vertical farming stocks into the spotlight. Many InvestorPlace.com readers would know that vertical farming enables organic and ...

Some consider vertical farming to be the farming of the future. It’s exactly what it sounds like; instead of being grown in fields, plants are grown indoors in vertical stacks. If you’re the type of ...