Author: OurCrowd

[Plenty in VegNews] Can vertical gardens feed the world? probably not (but it’s ok)

Jun 23, 2023 |

Compton, CA, is now officially home to the Plenty Compton Farm—the first and only commercial-scale vertical farm on the West Coast.The new farm, owned and operated by farming company Plenty, is aiming to supply the southern Los Angeles city with 4.5 million pounds of leafy greens, like baby arugula, baby kale, crispy lettuce, and curly baby spinach per year. All are fresh, pesticide-free, and nutritious, but unlike most greens, they’re grown inside, on two-story-high, 3D-vertical towers. According to Plenty, the new innovative indoor architecture can yield up to 350 times the yield per acre of a conventional farm. Read...

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[Remilk in PR Newswire] Remilk attracts top food & beverage execs from Danone, Pepsico and Nestle to board of directors

Jun 22, 2023 |

TEL AVIV, Israel, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Remilk, the innovative company redefining a dairy industry without cows, announced the appointment of three widely recognized and highly regarded global food industry insiders to its Board of Directors today. Alicia Enciso (recent CMO of Nestle USA), Floris Wesseling (recent President of Danone Europe) and Pedro Padierna (former CEO and Chairman of PepsiCo Mexico) lend profound access, insight, and expertise to the transformative startup. Remilk is a world leader in the development and production of animal-free milk proteins produced through a proprietary fermentation process. Read...

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