Ted Shaffrey

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In this Thursday, March 24, 2016, file photograph, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center at podium, addresses a gathering at AeroFarms, a vertical farming operation in Newark, N.J. AeroFarms is now refurbishing an old steel mill in New Jersey and they say it will soon be the site of the world's largest indoor vertical farm. The company says their Newark facility, set to open in September, could produce 2 million pounds of food per year and help with farming land loss and long-term food shortages.
Old Mill to Become Vertical Farm
It will contain 12 layers of growth on 3½ acres, producing 2 million pounds of food per year. Production is set to begin next month.
Aug 19th, 2016