Kalera, one of the fastest-growing U.S. vertical farming companies in the world and a leader in plant science for producing high-quality produce in controlled environments, today celebrated their first harvest in their Atlanta-area facility. Its largest farm to date — and the largest vertical farm in the Southeastern United States — the facility is 77 […]
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[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] In the 2015 Matt Damon movie The Martian, based on Andy Weir’s 2011 novel of the same name, an astronaut awaiting rescue on Mars subsists for months on potatoes he grows in his habitat. “I think I read [the book] in three nights,” says Neil Mattson, associate professor at the School of Integrative […]
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Sonny Perdue, former U.S. Agriculture Secretary and governor of Georgia, will join vertical farming company Kalera’s board of directors. Perdue also has personally invested in the company in the latest financing round, according to a news release. Perdue’s appointment to the Board follows Kalera’s acquisition of Vindara Inc., described in the release as the first […]
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Vertical farming company Kalera announced this week it has acquired Vindara, a company developing seeds specifically for the indoor vertical farming environment and other controlled environment agriculture methods. With this acquisition, Kalera says it can increase both crop yield and the speed of growth cycles in its current and future facilities. Kalera currently has two […]
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Kalera (Euronext Growth Oslo ticker KAL, Bloomberg: KSLLF), one of the fastest-growing and largest vertical farming companies in the world and a leader in plant science for producing high-quality produce in controlled environments, today announced the appointment of Maria Sastre to its Board of Directors. A seasoned executive with experience in the food, travel, and […]
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Kalera to Open Hawaii’s Largest Vertical Farming Facility, Bringing Fresh, Locally-Grown Greens and Food Supply Chain Security to an Island that Imports 90% of Its Produce
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Tech-driven vertical farming company Kalera (Euronext Growth Oslo ticker KAL, Bloomberg: KSLLF), today announced it will open a facility in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2021. Kalera’s Hawaiian location will be the Company’s eighth facility announced, making it one of the fastest growing vertical farming companies in the United States. It will also be the largest vertical […]
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Kalera to Open Vertical Farming Facility in Ohio, Bringing Fresh, Locally- Grown Greens to the Midwest
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A Florida company plans to build a “vertical farm” in Columbus, part of the company’s effort to become one of the nation’s largest operators of indoor, year-round farms. Kalera, based in Orlando, plans to build the farm next year on London-Groveport Road near Rickenbacker Airport, said company CEO Daniel Malechuk. The 75,000-square-foot facility is expected […]
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ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kalera (Euronext Growth Oslo ticker KAL, Bloomberg: KSLLF), one of the fastest growing vertical farming companies in the United States, today announced it will begin construction on a new facility in the Seattle, Washington area, slated to open in 2021. With this news, Kalera expands its reach […]
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Orlando-based Kalera has expanded operations of its indoor vertically-grown hydroponic lettuce and microgreens to the Pacific Northwest with construction of a facility in Seattle, a significant milestone in the company’s journey of making locally-grown produce affordable to everyday consumers across the US, said CEO Daniel Malechuk. -Read Full Article