Is controlled environment agriculture investable today?
December 7, 2023
The environment today is more realistic and therefore investments in the sector have a much better chance for long-term sustained success.
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Peter Tasgal
Beyond price parity, CEA must focus more on consumer demand to truly scale
March 29, 2023
As pricing parity gets closer to conventionally grown produce, focus on demand attributes will be increasingly important to the whole industry.
Lessons learned: weighing the costs and benefits of vertical farms
April 15, 2022
Peter Tasgal of Farmbook Project delves into the costs, benefits and other considerations for pursuing vertical farming in light of Agricool’s receivership.
Behind the greens: Why greenhouse lettuce is not competitive yet
January 11, 2021
Economic and retail data may help to explain why hydroponic lettuce has some way to go before it can compete on price with conventionally grown plants.
The three-legged stool: A feasibility analysis for starting a CEA farm
November 4, 2020
A prospective CEA farmer can create a successful business if they focus on three key factors: operational expertise, distribution, and capital.
The economics of local vertical & greenhouse farming are getting competitive
April 3, 2019
The cost of farming indoors has always been a big question mark around its impactfulness on the food system; if it’s too expensive, it won’t be scalable.
What is the future of container farming?
February 7, 2019
Growing in retrofit shipping containers has received significant buzz over the past five to 10 years as produce is grown hyper-locally on a small footprint. But how viable is this form of growing in the long term?
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