March 3, 2017 By: Venessa Wong Farming, even in its modern, hyper-industrialized form, still relies on some very old-school technology: the sun, dirt, seasons, tractors. It’s all a bit messy and inefficient, at least by the standards of modern technologists, who are more accustomed to server farms that churn through data 24/7. It’s not …
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AeroFarms published a new story on Medium.com. Read a teaser here or see the full story at www.Medium.com. Seventy percent of global water resources go toward agriculture. Seventy percent of fresh water contamination comes from agriculture. Sit with that a moment. Conventional irrigation in Salinas Valley, CA This incredible statistic is what drove David Rosenberg, Chief Executive Officer
We are thrilled to introduce our new retail brand… Meet Dream Microgreens! With this fun and inviting brand, we are setting a new culinary standard for flavor and freshness. Dream Microgreens are locally-grown, pesticide-free, non-GMO and offer consistent quality and availability year-round. Our blends of baby microgreens feature consumer favorites like baby kale and arugula as well
February 1, 2017 Curbed took a tour of one of our Newark farms to discover the future of farming.
February 1, 2017 Ever heard of vertical farming? It’s an agricultural movement that eliminates the need for natural light and soil when when growing vegetables, while making your microgreens more nutrient dense and tastier year round. AeroFarms, based in Newark , has perfected the technology behind vertical farming and is now passing it along to
January 24, 2017 Marc Oshima, Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder of AeroFarms, is speaking at the third annual D.C. Food Tank Summit, Let’s Build a Better Food Policy, which will be hosted in partnership with George Washington University and the World Resources Institute on February 2, 2017. Mr. Oshima has an extensive background in marketing for
January 22. 2017 No soil, pesticides or sunlight and it uses minimal water. It’s being hailed as the next big leap in agriculture. We explore the remarkable technology taking hydroponics to a whole new level. Watch the video at www.CarteBlanche.dstv.com.
January 17, 2017 In The Martian, Mark Watney staved off certain death by developing an ultra-efficient space potato farm. In Newark, Aerofarms has just opened the world’s largest vertical farm, capable of producing nearly 2M pounds of microgreens annually with minimal resources or environmental impact. Come have a taste of the future of food. We
January 13, 2017 On this Episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour, Ian Frazier finds the future of farming in an industrial building in Newark, New Jersey. Listen to the story of AeroFarms Chief Science Officer at www.wnyc.org.
Michael Barron, senior plant scientist at AeroFarms, likes intricate problems. It’s that uncommon preference that got him interested in agriculture while studying environmental science at Harvard. And it’s that uncommon preference that’s seeing him through the task of perfecting the growing process at the world’s largest vertical farm. The 27-year-old from Lafayette, Louisiana found out
