Urban Agriculture

Smarter Technology

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Learn how AeroFarms outperforms conventional and greenhouse growing methods. This section explores the cutting edge advancements AeroFarms has made in agricultural technology that has made it the most viable vertical farming technology to date.

Compare

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Compare growing with an AeroFarms™ system to conventional and greenhouse growing methods across profitability, environmental impact, urban renewal, and food quality.  With AeroFarms controlled environment agriculture (CEA) and urban agriculture application, you will find that it performs better than the traditional methods by almost any measure.

Sustainability

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AeroFarms understands that today's entrepreneur is concerned with his or her environmental and social impact, in addition to generating attractive returns.  AeroFarms also understands that running a sustainable business means being financially viable as well. Our systems bridge both of these goals by providing typical returns on investment (ROI) of 20-33%, while  urban farming reduces transportation, and water and land consumption.

Meet our pioneers

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Read the success stories of urban farming entrepreneurs growing with AeroFarms systems, starting with CEO & Founder Ed Harwood, who used the AeroFarms urban agriculture system to grow and sell his own leafy greens for years to local restaurants and grocers in Ithaca, NY.

News & Insights

More Momentum for the Vertical Farming Market

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

It seems that every day brings more hype for the vertical farming mark...

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley Backs Vertical Farming

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

The high profile endorsements of vertical farming keep on coming in. R...

AeroFarms wins Red Herring’s North America 100 award

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

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