This Farming Company Hopes to Tackle World Hunger With Indoor Agriculture

This Farming Company Hopes to Tackle World Hunger With Indoor Agriculture

“Local Roots, an indoor farming company, is seeking to end world hunger with sustainable indoor agriculture. They are already serving fresh produce to SpaceX and others in Silicon Valley.

The indoor farming company hopes to increase the food supply through their state-of-the-art process. The process is simple, instead of growing produce under natural sunlight, crops are grown under LED lights in a “nutrient-rich water-based solution that mimics soil.” Because of this, indoor farmers can grow almost any type of crop, year round. “At Local Roots, we design, build and operate the world’s most productive indoor farming solutions. We believe the key to a more sustainable future requires eliminating supply-chain risks and undoing the commoditization of the food industry”, says the team…”

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