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An aeroponic greenhouse is a controlled environment structure made of glass or plastic, equipped with the necessary tools to cultivate plants in an air/mist environment. Aeroponic conditions pertain to the specific environmental parameters required to sustain plant growth in an air culture, tailored to the needs of a particular plant species.
A 2020 survey of indoor plant farming in the U.S. [26] found that indoor production was: 26% leafy greens, 20% herbs; 16% microgreens; 10% tomatoes; 28% other; AeroFarms, founded in 2011, raised $40 million in 2017 and reportedly opened the largest indoor farm in the world in Newark, New Jersey in 2015; [27] by 2018 it built its 10th indoor ...
Edward "Ed" Harwood (February 4, 1950 - July 22, 2021) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, and one of the pioneers of aeroponics. [1] He was the founder of Aero Farm Systems, L.L.C. (AeroFarms), as well as the chief inventor of “Method and apparatus for aeroponic farming" (United States Patent No. 8,782,948).
The term "vertical farming" was coined by Gilbert Ellis Bailey in 1915 in his book Vertical Farming.His use of the term differs from the current meaning—he wrote about farming with a special interest in soil origin, its nutrient content and the view of plant life as "vertical" life forms, specifically relating to their underground root structures. [16]
In September 2016, the AeroFarms Global Headquarters opened in a 70,000 square-foot facility in Newark, which is the largest indoor vertical farm in the world based on annual growing capacity. [5] The farm was built in a 75-year-old former steel mill facility and has the capacity to produce up to two million pounds of leafy greens per year. [6]
Danish toymaker Lego said in October that it will spend about $1.4 billion to build a wind farm off the coast of Germany. With the energy produced there, the company will be completely powered by renewable energy in under five years.
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Spring training kicks off on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 3:05 p.m. ET with a showdown between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. The final day of spring training will be Tuesday, March 25.