Target is launching in-store vertical farms for fresh, ultra-local produce

Target is launching a pilot program in Spring 2017 to test indoor vertical microfarms as a means for adding fresh, local produce to its inventory.

Consumers are increasingly demanding access to locally grown produce - even at big box stores. Target heard that call, and they're answering by offering the freshest and most local produce a customer could possibly want—by <a href="http://www.forbes....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/target-is-launching-vertical-indoor-farms-for-fresh-ultra-local-produce/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

Consumers are increasingly demanding access to locally grown produce - even at big box stores. Target heard that call, and they're answering by offering the freshest and most local produce a customer could possibly want—by <a href="http://www.forbes....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/target-is-launching-vertical-indoor-farms-for-fresh-ultra-local-produce/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

Inside the Food and Future coLab, scientists and engineers are working on a wide array of technology to help increase the efficiency of food production.

The Food and Future coLab team visited the White House's South by South Lawn (SXSL) earlier this month to help people, like Mythbuster-extraordinaire Adam Savage, learn more about the origins of our food.