Gotham Greens celebrates 15-year anniversary in CEA industry

Gotham Greens started as a single urban rooftop greenhouse in Brooklyn, New York, in 2011. Today, it has more than 40 acres (1.8 million square feet) of farms across nine states, including Georgia and Texas.

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Precision growing media for high-performance CEA systems.

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U.S. horticulture operations report $18.3 billion in sales: USDA

The top commodities in U.S. horticulture sales in 2024 were nursery stock; annual bedding/garden plants; sod, sprigs and plugs; potted flowering plants; and potted herbaceous perennials.

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Redefining energy efficiency and food production by co-locating data centers and CEA operations

Shared infrastructure of co-located data centers and CEA facilities can offer a strategic path to energy efficiency, reduced cost and faster growth.

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Precision growing media for high-performance CEA systems.

Two wheels representing CEA and data centers connect to each other with symbols representing shared power, water and more.

Redefining energy efficiency and food production by co-locating data centers and CEA operations

Shared infrastructure of co-located data centers and CEA facilities can offer a strategic path to energy efficiency, reduced cost and faster growth.

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Are scalability and CapEx issues killing vertical farms?

Vertical farms promise scale, but at what cost? Vertical Thinking columnist, Eric. W. Stein, takes a hard look at CapEx, breakeven volume and the market realities facing commercial produce growers.

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Growing the CEA industry through strategic partnerships

The next phase of CEA growth might lean on collaborative strategies, such as the co-location of greenhouses and data centers.

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