vertical farming
Layered indoor cultivation
Vertical farming is the practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers, typically indoors using controlled-environment agriculture technology.
Rather than spreading across acres of land, these farms rise upward in warehouses, shipping containers, or purpose-built towers, using artificial lighting and hydroponic or aeroponic systems to grow produce year-round.
The approach dramatically reduces water usage and eliminates the need for pesticides, though energy costs for lighting remain a challenge.
The vertical farming startup supplies leafy greens to restaurants downtown.
- aquaponicsFish-plant water farming
- aeroponicsSoilless growth via misting
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- controlled environmentSpace with managed variables
- grow lightsIndoor horticultural illumination
stacked trays · microgreens · climate-controlled · horticulture · urban agriculture · food security · LED lighting · agritech · local food · substrate · lettuce · fresh produce · energy efficiency · sustainable · water savings · transplanting · hydroponics · towers
- food systemsfood supply, food distribution, food chain, food bank, food production
- green techsolar panels, solar power, wind energy, clean energy, wind turbines
- sustainable livingrecycling, composting, solar power, wind power, renewable
- agribusinessagribusiness, agro-industry, cash crops, feedlot, feedlots
- cultivationplanting, propagation, grafting, cuttings, transplanting
- Farm Technologytractor, combine, harvester, plow, planter
vertical farmingtraditional agriculture
Pre-industrial food production methods
subsistence farming · natural farming · dryland farming · organic farming · peasant farming