Thursday, 23. June 2016
Topic: food - on June 23, 2016 at 10:45:00 AM CEST
The price of LEDs is falling so fast it’s profitable to farm in a New Jersey nightclub
US agriculture has reached a tipping point: It’s now possible to buy greens grown indoors for the same price as those farmed in California fields thanks to the falling price of LEDs. New Jersey-based AeroFarms is shipping arugula, kale, and spinach from a farm inside a former Newark nightclub to grocery shelves around New York City. Local ShopRites sell five ounces of AeroFarms’ greens for $3.99, the same price as EarthBound, an organic grower in California.
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