Baltimore County Loses 83 Jobs as Vertical Lettuce Farm Closes
November 14, 2024 | 1 min to read
The agricultural technology startup Bowery Farming, known for its vertical farming in Nottingham, has closed all its locations, resulting in the layoff of 83 workers in Baltimore County. Celebrated as the largest vertical farmer in the U.S., Bowery had operated in Nottingham for over four years and garnered attention from celebrity chef José Andrés, who praised the facility as “the future of farming.”
An agricultural technology startup that grew lettuce and other greens inside a Baltimore County facility has shuttered, laying off 83 regional workers, according to a notification the company filed with Maryland Department of Labor.
Bowery Farming, a New York-based company that runs the Nottingham facility and others in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, has closed all of its locations, according to media reports.
The company was hailed as the largest vertical farmer in the country and has operated in Nottingham for more than four years. Celebrity chef José Andrés toured the Maryland facility in March, calling it “the future of farming.”
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