The GCC’s first commercial vertical farm launches in Dubai
Cultivating crops in Dubai's harsh climate isn't easy -- but indoor vertical farms could offer a solution. The...
The “most technologically-sophisticated commercial indoor farm in the world” will grow 30X more produce
As our technology is advancing, so are our farms. Indoor farming company Bowery is constructing what they describe...
Local Roots shipping container farms achieve cost parity with traditional farming
4,000 heads of lettuce every 10 days: Local Roots' shipping container farms achieve that while using 99 percent...
IKEA, David Chang and ruler of Dubai invest $40 million in AeroFarms vertical farming
If there was any question that indoor vertical farming is the future of agriculture, the latest announcement from...
Plantagon’s crowdfunded ‘plantscraper’ aims to produce 500 metric tons of food a year
Swedish company Plantagon believes that ‘plantscrapers' are the way of the future—and part of the solution...
World’s first solar-powered, indoor vertical farm sprouts in Philadelphia
Future-farming experts Metropolis Farms have opened the world's first solar powered, indoor vertical farm in the...
Vertical farming startup raises $200M from Alphabet, Jeff Bezos
Indoor vertical farming is on the rise, if a recent funding round for San Francisco startup Plenty is any indication....
This garden house grows enough food for three generations of one family
Vietnamese firm Vo Trong Nhia Architects are no strangers to bringing green space indoors, but their new Binh House...
Singapore’s giant vertical farm grows 80 tons of vegetables every year
This vertical farm in Singapore grows a whopping 80 tons of veggies every single year. The farm was founded by...
Wind-powered vertical Skyfarms are the future of sustainable agriculture
Inspired by the 2015 Milan Expo theme “feed the world,” Skyfarm was developed to help solve the global food...
Urban farming utopia in India produces more energy than it uses
Designed in collaboration with agroecologist Amlankusum, Hyperions was created to achieve two major objectives:...
Ziggurat-like vertical farming tower would soak up the sun in Paris
Designed in collaboration with S2T, Atelier Altern Paysage, and Topager, ABF-lab’s food-farm-tower proposal placed...
FarmedHere to open a 60,000-square-foot vertical indoor farm in Louisville, Kentucky
Nothing says fresh-fresh-fresh like salad greens and herbs grown right in your hometown. Soon, Louisville, Kentucky...
The 10 most inspiring Inhabitat stories of 2015
Let's face it, environmental news can be downright depressing sometimes - which is why we strive to balance our...
Chicago’s FarmedHere plans to expand vertical indoor farming to 20 new locations across the country
Serious indoor agriculture used to be reserved for people who were into black lights and excessive incense burning,...
Rooftop aquaponic ‘Farmlab’ uses tilapia fish to grow edible plants
Urban farming has been gaining popularity these days in NYC, but a Brooklyn-based company is taking the verdant...
Sky Greens is the world’s first hydraulic-driven vertical farm
When it comes to growing food, the sky's the limit thanks to innovations like the Sky Urban Vertical Farming System....
INFOGRAPHIC: How vertical farming could help cities feed themselves
As arable land decreases and urban populations increase, planners and designers worldwide have begun looking at...
Bio-Pyramid turns Egypt’s ancient pyramids into a gigantic desertification-fighting skyscraper
The ‘Bio-Pyramid: Reserving Desertification’ proposal won an honorable mention in the 2015 eVolo Skyscraper...
This vertical farm will provide Wyoming residents with 100,000 lbs of fresh produce each year
The Vertical Harvest farm is designed by E/Ye Design and utilizes a 30 by 150-foot plot of unused city land that...
Grow Food at Home with Lettuce Evolve’s Compact Aquaponic Garden
Would you love to grow your own vegetables but think it's too much hassle? Well, a company in Dallas may have a...
Spiraling Skyscraper Farms for a Future Manhattan
As the world's population continues to skyrocket and cities strain under the increased demand for resources, skyscraper...
Food Waste Fuels Vertical Farming in Chicago
The Windy City is turning into a hotbed of sustainable urban agriculture. Entrepreneur John Edel is transforming...
BOOK REVIEW: The Vertical Farm by Dick Despommier
The Vertical Farm is an expanded edition of Despommier's earlier essay on vertical farming, which explains the...
Queens University Students Turn an Abandoned Mill Into a Flourishing Urban Farm
Over the course of 12 months, Queens University Belfast worked alongside the Biospheric Foundation in Salford,...
The Biomimicry Manual: What Can Leaf-Cutter Ants Teach Us About Food Systems?
About twelve thousand years ago, humans hit on a bright idea. Why not grow food in our backyards instead of having...
D.IS.H’s Seismic Harvest Re-Imagines Earthquake Simulators as Harvesting Systems for Urban Farming
Seismic Harvest is a proposed energy-efficient green belt above a freeway near San Francisco that combines wind,...
Dynamic Vertical Farm Networks Could Provide More Space for Growing Food in China
Only 15 percent of China's total land area can be cultivated, which represents 10 percent of the global arable...
Aeroponic Vertical Farm: High-Yield Terraced Rice Paddies for the Philippines
The Aeroponic Vertical Farm is made up of an array of bamboo parallelograms that are formed to create stepped terraces...
Vincent Callebaut Unveils Stacked Pebble-Inspired Eco-Farmscrapers for Shenzhen
People are flocking to the cities around the world, especially in China with 75% of the Chinese population projected...