indoor farming

AppHarvest Begins Commercial Shipments From First Harvest at New Richmond, KY, 60-Acre High-Tech Indoor Farm

January 27, 2023 AppHarvest  

AppHarvest, Inc., a sustainable food company, public benefit corporation and Certified B Corp building some of the world’s largest high-tech indoor farms to grow affordable, nutritious fruits and vegetables at scale while providing good jobs in Appalachia, today announced it has started commercial shipments from its first harvest of tomatoes at its new 60-acre high-tech indoor farm in Richmond, Ky. …

AppHarvest Begins Commercial Shipments From First Harvest at New Richmond, KY, 60-Acre High-Tech Indoor Farm

January 19, 2023 AppHarvest

AppHarvest announced it has started commercial shipments from its first harvest of tomatoes at its new 60-acre high-tech indoor farm in Richmond, Ky. This marks the first time ever that all facilities in the AppHarvest four-farm network are shipping to top national grocery store chains, restaurants and foodservice outlets under a variety of brands for Mastronardi Produce. …

AppHarvest Completes Deal With Mastronardi Berea LLC For $127M Sale-Leaseback of Berea. KY, Farm and Opens Richmond, Ky., 60-Acre High-Tech Indoor Farm

December 27, 2022 AppHarvest

AppHarvest, Inc. announced it has finalized the sale-leaseback of its Berea, Ky., indoor leafy greens farm for just over $127 million and has opened its 60-acre high-tech indoor farm in Richmond, Ky. …

GoodLeaf Farms Supports Innovative Agriculture in Quebec

December 8, 2022 GoodLeaf Farms

Canada’s leading vertical farming company, GoodLeaf Farms, is on track to open a climate-controlled indoor farm in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil by the middle of 2023. …

Square Roots Opens New Facility in Kentucky; Partnering With Gordon Food Service to Further U.S. Expansion

December 8, 2022 Square Roots

Since establishing their strategic partnership in 2019, Square Roots and Gordon Food Service have been building indoor farms together across the continent—with the ultimate aim of bringing locally-grown food to customers at a global scale. In the past year alone, Square Roots has deployed new, co-located farms on Gordon Food Service distribution centers in Kenosha, Wisconsin; Springfield, Ohio; and now Shepherdsville, Kentucky. …