In Remote Alaska, the Promise and Limits of Vertical Farming
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As the vertical farming industry reckons with failed investments and broken business models, one small Alaska farm is finding a niche by solving a very local problem.

But on the top floor of one of the town’s microbreweries, an indoor aeroponics farm produces 250 pounds of artisanal lettuce each week. That’s enough to meet the brewery restaurant’s entire demand in a region where fresh produce is often costly, inconsistent, and hard to source. Skagway Brewing Company’s aeroponic system is one of the few […]

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