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First ever strawberry VF to use 90% less water

Added on 08 October 2024

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First ever strawberry VF to use 90% less water
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Afarm grown vertically indoors in the U.S. aims to use 90 percent less water, 97 percent less land and no pesticides while producing more than 4 million pounds of strawberries a year.

The Virginia farm in Richmond will grow the berries in 9-meter-tall towers, using less than 1 acre of land.

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