Vertical farming has boomed and busted within a decade. We explore why many pioneers failed, why 80 Acres Farms survived, and ...

Plant owners with a so-called green thumb often seem to have a more finely tuned sense of what their plants need than the ...

According to the report, the restricted crop portfolio remains a major barrier to the technique’s global adoption. Vertical ...

Think about the lettuce on your plate. Chances are, it traveled about 1,500 miles to reach your fork. In the US, lettuce travels about 1,500 miles (2,414 km) to get from farm to fork. That journey ...

The Eating the Earth column got its name because agriculture has devoured nearly two-fifths of our planet’s land. It also uses nearly three-fourths of our fresh water, generates one-fourth of our ...

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.

Picture growing fresh lettuce, herbs, and tomatoes in the heart of New York City, London, or Tokyo – not in traditional soil-based farms, but in sleek indoor towers that stack plants from floor to ...

Vertical farming may be an effective way of boosting the local food supply but it isn’t feasible as a municipal operation, city councillors were told.

Agriculture is one of the oldest human activities, and adapting it for climate change will require nothing short of a radical shift. Vertical farming — growing plants in controlled indoor environments ...