June 28, 2018 Kevin Maney If you were inventing the farm today, why would you put it outside, on a giant plot of land? OK, there’s the sunlight thing, but then you get droughts and frosts and plant-munching insects that have to be battled with harmful pesticides. And because outdoor farms need so much acreage, […]

May 14, 2018 Session Description: Massive innovation is changing what we eat and how it’s made. Farmers are data scientists as plants grow in factories and even our kitchens. Startups Stirring Up the Future of Food Panel: Charles Baron, Co-Founder, Farmers Business Network Gabe Blanchet, CEO, Grove Labs David Rosenberg, CEO, AeroFarms Moderator: Zoe Leavitt, Senior […]

High-tech farms in urban warehouses can grow 100 times more food using 95% less water than old-fashioned operations depending on soil and sunshine.

The reason we do what we do starts here. It starts with the hope that we can reverse years of reckless disregard for the health of our water table and the fallacy that water is forever.

Food Tank had the chance to speak with Mr. Oshima about his work developing AeroFarms and passion for improving America’s food system.