Inside Vertical Farming

Vertical farming grows crops in stacked layers indoors.

Vertical farms use buildings, containers, tunnels or mines.

Dickson Despommier proposed vertical farming in 1999.

A single skyscraper farm could feed 50,000 people.

Hydroponics, aquaponics and aeroponics are common growing methods.

Vertical farming can produce over 10 times traditional crop yields.

LED lighting powers plants but uses a lot of energy.

Agrivoltaics can supply sustainable electricity to vertical farms.

Stacked shipping containers make modular, dense urban farms.

TerraFarms' containers use 97% less water than outdoor farms.

Vertical farms grow mainly salad vegetables and herbs.

Vertical Fresh Farms in New York grows greens and sprouts.

Vertical farming yields more food using less land and water.