AppHarvest Completes Deal With Mastronardi Berea LLC For $127M Sale-Leaseback of Berea. KY, Farm and Opens Richmond, Ky., 60-Acre High-Tech Indoor Farm

December 27, 2022 AppHarvest

AppHarvest, Inc. announced it has finalized the sale-leaseback of its Berea, Ky., indoor leafy greens farm for just over $127 million and has opened its 60-acre high-tech indoor farm in Richmond, Ky.

GoodLeaf Farms Supports Innovative Agriculture in Quebec

December 8, 2022 GoodLeaf Farms

Canada’s leading vertical farming company, GoodLeaf Farms, is on track to open a climate-controlled indoor farm in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil by the middle of 2023.

Square Roots Opens New Facility in Kentucky; Partnering With Gordon Food Service to Further U.S. Expansion

December 8, 2022 Square Roots

Since establishing their strategic partnership in 2019, Square Roots and Gordon Food Service have been building indoor farms together across the continent—with the ultimate aim of bringing locally-grown food to customers at a global scale. In the past year alone, Square Roots has deployed new, co-located farms on Gordon Food Service distribution centers in Kenosha, Wisconsin; Springfield, Ohio; and now Shepherdsville, Kentucky.

AppHarvest Kicks Off Third Season of Commercial Shipments of Tomatoes Ahead of Schedule from Morehead, KY, 60-Acre High-Tech Indoor Farm

November 22, 2022 AppHarvest

AppHarvest announced it has kicked off the third season of harvesting ahead of schedule with commercial shipments of tomatoes from its 60-acre high-tech indoor farm in Morehead, Ky.

AppHarvest Opens 15-Acre High-Tech Indoor Salad Greens Farm

October 28, 2022 AppHarvest 

AppHarvest opened its Berea, Ky., 15-acre high-tech indoor salad greens farm featuring a touchless growing system with autonomous harvesting and announced a $30 million loan from marketing partner Mastronardi Produce secured by the AppHarvest Berea farm.