Proponents of the vertical farming method say it could help fight food insecurity and provide an alternative for farmers ...

Vertical farming, a type of indoor agriculture where crops are grown stacked in layers, has been expanding in fits and starts since the late 1990s. As the technology has improved, more large-scale ...

Vertical farming was once so sexy that it tempted the likes of Natalie Portman, Lewis Hamilton and Justin Timberlake to join venture capital and private equity firms buying into high-tech facilities ...

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.

Could vertical farming change what local food means? Person looking up at shelves in a vertical farm. Many Americans have become accustomed to plentifully stocked grocery stores, with uninterrupted ...

Office usage remains well below pre-pandemic levels, prompting questions about the future of buildings. According to Kastle, whose KastlePresence service supplies key fobs and locks for office ...

Just outside the nation's capital, in the urban enclave of Arlington, Virginia, a new purpose is in bloom. "Above me, we have leeks and carrots — and we actually have some basil and radishes and ...