AeroFarms

AeroFarms is a high-tech, data-driven vertical farming company revolutionizing global agriculture and drastically reducing the amount of water used. AeroFarms grows delicious, nutritious produce without sunlight, soil, or pesticides. Their crops receive the perfect amount of moisture and nutrients misted directly onto their roots in a completely controlled environment. Their patented technology takes indoor vertical farming to a new level of precision and productivity with minimal environmental impact. By building farms on major distribution routes and near population centers, AeroFarms is disrupting traditional food supply chains and traditional growing seasons by enabling local farming at commercial scale all year round. AeroFarms grows using up to 95 percent less water than conventional field farms and with yields up to 390 times higher per square foot annually. AeroFarms operates the largest vertical farm in the world based on annual growing capacity, and with growing demand, they are scaling quickly to develop farms in multiple U.S. states and around the world. AeroFarms has been recognized as a Circular Economy 100 company, was listed on Fast Company's 2019 global list of Most Innovative Companies, and Inc. Magazine's list of the 25 Most Disruptive Companies. They also received the New Jersey Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence and were voted as the Best Growth Company to invest in at the Wall Street Journal's ECO:nomics conference in addition to being a finalist for The Circular Awards at The World Economic Forum.