Surging demand for safe, locally produced fresh vegetables is prompting investors and young entrepreneurs to plant indoor farms that are reaching consumers through some of the nation’s largest retail ...

China will build 2 Million hectares (20 billion square meters) of controlled environment greenhouses by 2025 and this will produce half of their vegetables and crop needs. Temperature, humidity, ...

Inside a nondescript UB computer lab, a new tech-savvy style of indoor farming is blossoming. Lettuce and basil are growing inside a phonebooth-sized greenhouse, all under the unflinching eyes of an ...

FARIBAULT, Minn. — The lettuces and herbs at Living Greens Farm, bursting from holes in towering plastic racks, are nourished by twinkling, Christmas-colored grow lights and sprays of nutrient-rich ...

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GroGrace uses a Dutch method called dry hydroponics where the plants are anchored in peat moss, with their roots partially submerged in nutrient-rich water, resulting in “supersized”, tasty greens.