Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Phil Lempert covers breaking news and trends in food and retail. Irving Fain is an indoor vertical farming pioneer who says, after ...

A vertical garden can be a lovely addition to your outdoor space, but before you jump into this trend, there are some ...

“Vertical gardening is kind of a non-negotiable, especially for urban gardeners or anyone with limited space,” explains gardening author Amy Pennington. “It helps get plants off the ground, can ...

Vertical gardens can add visual interest and beauty to spaces that might otherwise be underutilized, says Joe Oszust, sales arborist, The Davey Tree Expert Company’s Albany office. Creating a vertical ...

Keen on growing your own food? You don’t need to be a farmer or have a sprawling backyard garden to do so. The rise of vertical gardening means you can grow and harvest a whole bounty of produce even ...

WASHINGTON — A fully automated production line at Greenswell Growers is allowing the Goochland County company to grow food year-round using 85% less water than traditional farming. During the day, ...

Growing starter plants in vertical farms, for example, is an opportunity IGS’s Farquhar has observed. Growers are moving beyond standard leafy greens into roots, fruits and tubers, as well as ...

In a reclaimed industrial building on the shore of Lake Michigan, crops of leafy greens are stacked 20 feet high and grown year-round with no soil or sunlight. Artesian Farms opened in New Buffalo in ...

At a greenhouse in Mesa, Arizona, nine-foot towers of tomatoes and cucumbers and other assorted vegetables reach skyward, bathed in diffused natural light. “We can grow 10 times the food using 90 to ...

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It’s peak strawberry season in Massachusetts. But after mid-July, you won’t be able to find any fresh, locally-grown ones in the Bay State. Unless you’re buying berries that were vertically farmed.