World's largest vertical farm grows without soil, sunlight or water in Newark
#FoodNews: 'AeroFarms has put $30m into a green revolution that seeks to produce more crops in less space, but whether it’s economically viable is an open question'
Dry farmed tomatoes at SF farmers market this weekend
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Is there anything more beautiful?
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MargaretG I miss those so much! When in tech and living in Palo Alto, I used to "work from home" on the Santa Cruz market days when those would come in season. The writing was on the wall that I'd end up...
Fresh pappardelle!
With olive oil, peas, parmesan, mint, and salt and pepper. Kitchen tip: drop frozen peas into the leftover hot pasta water to defrost them!
The farmers' market in my hometown has really ramped up! Lovin' these colors
City of Ventura
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DietID_TeamDietitians So many radishes!!!
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Gwendolyn I've heard about this growing market!
OK so many thoughts. This indoor ag thing is a loooong play no matter what the players are trying to make us think. What they’re doing now is getting the process, the tech, right (its really hard). But market forces are not ideal yet. LEDs are getting cheaper, more efficient and more customized specifically for agriculture. Plus, when an early stage company is working to prove a business model, ideals like alternative energy just don’t; fit in the plan. But solar, wind, natural gas are often in the long term plans. I’ve tasted food from most of the major growers and it really is fantastic. And I don’t really think that its meant to eclipse traditional growing - just take some of the pressure off of Salinas quite honestly. The salad we buy in the grocery store is all from Salinas Valley and the lengths they have to go to get enough water (pumping, trucking etc) is bonkers so Im all for alternatives, but this stuff is years if not decades away from making a real dent.