Posted on September 7, 2017
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), a nonprofit organization established through bipartisan congressional support in the 2014 Farm Bill, today announced a Seeding Solutions grant awarded to AeroFarms, a leading indoor vertical farming company with global headquarters in Newark, New Jersey. AeroFarms will match the Foundation’s grant for a total investment of nearly $2 million.


From Left to Right: Roger Buelow, AeroFarms CTO, Ann Bartuska, Ph.D., Acting Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, USDA and FFAR Board Member, Sally Rockey, Ph.D.,Executive Director, FFAR, Parag Chitnis, Ph.D., Deputy Director, USDA NIFA, David Rosenberg, AeroFarms CEO, Marc Oshima, AeroFarms CMO, and Tom Stenzel, President and CEO, United Fresh Produce Association.
Tags: AeroFarms, Cory Booker, David Rosenberg, FFAR, Indoor Vertical Farming, Innovation, newark, nonprofit, Roger Buelow, Seeding Solutions grant, The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, United Fresh Produce Association