Texas vertical farms designed to disrupt fresh produce supply chains

An excerpt from the Yahoo Finance article:

“What we do is we combine the best of both worlds in terms of controlled environment agriculture (CEA). We combine the density of a vertical farm but we’re in a greenhouse; 80% to 90% of our plants’ needs in terms of light come through the sun,” Eddy Badrina, CEO of Eden Green Technology, told FreightWaves.

Badrina said about 90% of the country’s lettuce comes from California’s Salinas and Imperial valleys and Yuma, Arizona — meaning that almost all of the lettuce eaten by consumers on the East Coast has traveled more than 3,000 miles.

Eden Green’s facility is capable of growing 2 million pounds of hydroponic lettuce per year. The company also grows an array of other fresh produce and herbs, including cilantro, mint, peppers, peas, tomatoes and cucumbers.

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Bryson Funk

This article was written by Bryson Funk, Director of Marketing for Eden Green Technology.

Bryson Funk is a versatile creative professional with a rich background in digital marketing, greenhouse management, and the operations. Since 2019, he has been with Eden Green Technology, contributing in roles such as Digital Marketing Manager, R&D Greenhouse Manager, Production Manager, and Propagation Technician.

https://www.edengreen.com
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