Upward Farms to build world's largest indoor vertical farm

Jason Green, CEO & co-founder of Upward Farms, said the company's new facility that's coming to Hanover Township will be able to reach some of the most populous areas of the U.S. — and nearly 100 million Americans — within a single day of distribution versus the week it can take to receive products from the west coast.

Upward Farms plans to construct its new Pennsylvania facility through 2022, with production and sales for the U.S. Northeast beginning in early 2023. Green said Upward Farms is planning continued expansion to new markets across the U.S. in 2023 and beyond.

The new 250,000-square-foot facility is slated to be complete and operational in early 2023 — providing fresh, locally sourced micro-greens and sustainably raised hybrid striped bass to consumers throughout the Northeast and beyond.

"Farming is one of the sectors that's both highly exposed to the perils of climate change and one of its key drivers," Green said. "Solutions for food production that are good for people and the planet are sorely needed. With the construction of the world's largest vertical farm — our third aquaponic vertical farm overall — we're demonstrating the power of nature and nurture, adding our proprietary Ecological Intelligence to the accelerating trend of indoor and vertical farming. With this new facility, we'll be able to reach some of the most populous areas of the US, and nearly 100 million Americans, within a single day of distribution versus the week it can take to receive products from the west coast. This is a local success story with massive global implications for how and where food is grown, and the next generation of manufacturing technology."

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Source: Times Leader