The Eating the Earth column got its name because agriculture has devoured nearly two-fifths of our planet’s land. It also uses nearly three-fourths of our fresh water, generates one-fourth of our ...

Global demand for food is expected to increase 58–98% by 2050. But can our current agricultural systems support this change? These farms are grown in buildings within or adjacent to urban areas.

Rolling bankruptcies in global vertical farming over the past five years have slowed the industry’s momentum but not its ...

Singapore opened the world’s tallest vertical farm on Wednesday, as the city-state tries to reduce its reliance on imported food.

Many Americans have become accustomed to plentifully stocked grocery stores, with uninterrupted access to their favorite fruits and vegetables year-round. People don't often consider the ...

Vertical farming, a type of indoor agriculture where crops are grown stacked in layers, has been expanding in fits and starts since the late 1990s. As the technology has improved, more large-scale ...

TAKES US INSIDE. YEAH, INSIDE THIS BUILDING IS THE LARGEST VERTICAL FARMING COMPANY IN THE U.S., AND THEY SERVE SOME 2600 GROCERY STORES. BOWERY SAYS IT IS TRANSFORMING THE ENTIRE FRESH FOOD SUPPLY ...

Vertical farms look high-tech and sophisticated, but the premise is simple—plants are grown without soil, with their roots in a solution containing nutrients. This innovative approach to agriculture ...

Wander through the labyrinthine tunnels twenty feet beneath downtown Houston, and the past practically oozes from the walls. Office workers walk over pink-and-green speckled tiles. Steve Winwood’s ...

As land, water, and stable climates get harder to rely on, farming the old way starts to look fragile. Vertical farming flips the model—bringing crops indoors, stacking production upward, and putting ...