Plans unveiled to build next-generation circular 'GigaFarm'

50 different crops to be grown at revolutionary carbon-negative facility

Plans to construct a state-of-the-art circular “GigaFarm” in Cobleskill, New York, have been announced by Empire State Greenhouses, LLC (ESG) in partnership with vertical farming technology provider, Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS).

The 385,000 square-foot, carbon-negative facility will take a revolutionary circular approach to crop production. This means its 100 vertical farming Growth Towers, provided by IGS, will be integrated into a network of on-site facilities including renewable energy generation and Food-Energy-Waste (FEW) systems, thereby eliminating a third of the cost of food deriving from energy.

When fully operational, the 100-tower GigaFarm will be capable of producing more than a billion plants each year and generating 6.4 million pounds of produce annually with another 1.6 million pounds of produce grown in greenhouses, totalling over 8 million pounds annually. As many as 50 different crop types will be grown in the next-generation Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) facility, with the vertical farm ensuring that consumers receive high-quality, fresh produce with minimal food miles, year-round.

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