AeroFarms to expand its indoor vertical farms into the Midwest
(File photo courtesy AeroFarms)

Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and indoor vertical farming company, will expand to the Midwest region as part of a project with World Wildlife Fund and the St. Louis Controlled Environment Agriculture Coalition.

The goal is to demonstrate innovative strategies to minimize the environmental footprint of indoor agriculture, according to a news release.

The planned 150,000-square-foot indoor vertical farm, AeroFarms’ largest to date, will be in the greater St. Louis area to provide AeroFarms with rapid access to retail partners throughout the Midwest.

“Customer demand for our award-winning greens has been accelerating across the U.S., and this latest farm expansion will allow us to serve our retail partners and their customers throughout the Midwest,” cofounder and CEO David Rosenberg said in the release.

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