Crop One Holdings teams with Emirates Flight Catering to double production of vertical farms

26-Jun-2018 Last updated on 26-Jun-2018 at 14:25 GMT

For Crop One Holdings the sky isn’t the limit – it is just the next stopover – thanks a $40 million joint venture with Emirates Flight Catering that will more than double the vertical farm’s daily production of leafy greens and expand the Massachusetts-based business’ footprint internationally.

Gotham Greens attracts new investor in $29m funding round to bring local produce nationwide

22-Jun-2018

By Mary Ellen Shoup

Urban greenhouse developer and local produce grower Gotham Greens closed $29m in Series C equity funding last month from existing investors including the Silverman Group along with a new investment from global, family-run private equity firm Creadev.

Organic status of hydroponics back on the docket at NOSB semi-annual meeting this week

18-Apr-2017

By Elizabeth Crawford

Organic stakeholders gathering in Denver this week for the National Organic Standards Board meeting will take another stab at defining the role of hydroponic production in organic, which documents suggest the advisory committee may prohibit.

BrightFarms works with retailers to revolutionize how local produce is grown & sold

04-Sep-2015

By Elizabeth Crawford

Start-up BrightFarms is helping retailers say goodbye to long supply chains that can compromise food quality by partnering with them to build and operate local greenhouses that provide an exclusive, steady supply of fresh produce.