Governor Northam Announces 92 New Jobs in Danville-Pittsylvania County ~ AeroFarms® to build state-of-the art indoor vertical farm to meet increasing consumer demands for more flavorful produce ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that AeroFarms will invest $42 million to build their largest, most sophisticated indoor vertical farm to date in the Cane Creek Centre, …
Chris Koger November 21, 2019 08:23 PM AeroFarms, the Newark, N.J.-based indoor aeroponic grower of leafy microgreens and microgreens, has been named as one of Time magazine’s 100 Best Inventions. In the online listing, Time calls the company’s patented technology a key advance, specifically the growing medium: “rather than grow in dirt, these crops grow
Your Singapore Airlines flight just elevated in-flight fare with sustainably grown farm-to-table cuisine. BY SINGAPORE AIRLINES OCTOBER 1, 2019 In a facility in Newark, New Jersey, in highly customizable, oxygenated chambers, beneath the encouraging glow of LED lights are rows of microgreens. Lots and lots of leafy, spicy, boldly flavored microgreens. This is AeroFarms, which
Singapore Airlines is now offering locally sourced, vertically grown vegetables to long-flight business class passengers. By: Amy Reiter It has been years since the farm-to-table movement first took off, but now it is taking flight in an entirely new — and very literal — way. Singapore Airlines has partnered with AeroFarms, an agtech company in Newark,
Singapore Air’s business class experience from NYC promises 19 hours of in-flight happiness. Does it deliver? BY JASON H. HARPER ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019 There’s not enough moisturizer in the universe. That’s my first thought when I consider taking the world’s longest non-stop flight. My skin is going to take a beating. Long-haul flights are not uncommon
by JESSICA PUCKETT October 17, 2019 Singapore Airlines’ flight from New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport to Singapore’s Changi Airport is already the world’s longest flight (at almost 19 hours). But this month, the route scooped up another (unexpected) superlative: the flight that serves the freshest airline food in the world. Last week, Singapore Airlines launched a new “farm-to-plane” menu on
Today, TIME revealed its annual list of the 100 Best Inventions that are making the world better, smarter and even a bit more fun, among which is AeroFarms, one of six winners in the Food & Drink category and the only farming company included on this year’s list. AeroFarms is on a mission to grow
Singapore Airlines is about to launch a new “farm-to-plane” dining program, using vegetables grown at a local farm in Newark, New Jersey, in dishes on board its flights from the New York City area. AeroFarms, the company supplying the microgreens, is a high-tech “vertical farm,” which uses a controlled climate, LED lights, and a new
Celebration and Announcement We look forward to seeing you at 3:00 at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Whitten Building. Please arrive a few minutes early to go through security. In addition to our short speaking program, attendees will have the opportunity to experience a demonstration of AeroFarms technology and products, including samples. Please use
Lindsay Fortado in New York and Emiko Terazono in London JULY 8, 2019 AeroFarms, the US indoor farming company, has raised $100m to further expand its warehouses of stacked growing trays and branch out into different produce. The 15-year-old New Jersey-based company is one of the pioneers of indoor farming, where vegetables are grown without pesticides, under
