Controlled Environment Agriculture

BrightFarms Enters Exclusive Licensing Deal With Partner Element Farms

September 21, 2023 BrightFarms

In a landmark move for sustainable agriculture, BrightFarms is teaming up with Element Farms to set a new standard for indoor-grown produce in the Northeast. Both trailblazers in sustainable, controlled environment agriculture (CEA), this mutually beneficial partnership allows BrightFarms to distribute Element Farms’ indoor-grown spinach throughout the Northeast under the BrightFarms brand, further satisfying the strong consumer demand for high-quality, locally grown spinach. …

NatureSweet Becomes World’s Largest Controlled Environment Agriculture Company to Achieve B Corp Certification

June 22, 2023 NatureSweet

NatureSweet®, the number one tomato brand and leading greenhouse-grown produce company has earned B Corporation™ Certification (B Corp™), becoming the largest Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) company in the world to do so. …

Little Leaf Farms on Track to Break $100 Million in Retail Sales in 2023

April 4, 2023 Little Leaf Farms

Little Leaf Farms, the country’s #1 brand of packaged lettuce sustainably grown through controlled environment agriculture (CEA), is on track for a banner year in 2023, projecting that it will break $100 million in sales by the end of the calendar year. The sales milestone comes as Little Leaf Farms continues to capture a significant share of the packaged lettuce segment. …

Edible Garden Announces Research Partnership with the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the USDA, and the Environmental Protection Agency to Study Nanobubble Technology

February 20, 2023 Edible Garden

Edible Garden AG Incorporated, a leader in controlled environment agriculture, locally grown, organic and sustainable produce and products, announced a research partnership with the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the United States Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency, studying the impacts of nanobubble technology on food safety of fresh produce and processing procedures. …

OPS 2023 Announces First Ed Session: CEA—Where Do We Grow from Here?

February 9, 2023 Organic Produce Summi

The continued growth of CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture) and how producers, retailers, and consumers are responding to fresh produce items grown indoors will be the subject of the first-announced educational session at Organic Produce Summit 2023. …