Ever had a hankering for a particular fruit or veggie when it's out of season, and what you find at the grocery store just doesn't seem to cut it because it's been packaged and shipped from another part of the world where the seasons are different and its most likely been picked too soon to enable it to survive the journey?
Well that could all be changing thanks to something called Vertical Farming, and a major player in the field is located in New Jersey, which historically has been known as The Garden State because of its abundance of fields and farmlands [yes, that New Jersey, the one that's nestled in between Philadelphia and New York].
The concept is that these vertical farms can be established in large warehouses near urban areas, eliminating the need for long transports, serve as additional growing space for farmland we're running out of, use less water than a traditional field, and supply fresh produce all year long without facing the struggles of summer heat, winter freezes, too much rain, too little rain, etc etc etc. Sounds like a no-brainer from here. Read more at CNBC.
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