Indoor Farm Square Roots Expands Retail Presence with New Fresh & Nutritious Salad Mixes

September 9, 2021 Square Roots

Square Roots, the technology leader in urban indoor farming, is expanding its retail presence with two new salad mixes, entering the $8.1 billion packaged salads and greens category. Square Roots’ salad mixes include a boost of healthy microgreens and crisp baby leaves grown across the company’s network of cloud connected and climate controlled indoor farms.

Taylor Farms Announces Investment with Pure Green Farms

August 26, 2021 Taylor Farms

Taylor Farms enters the greenhouse growing market with an investment in Pure Green Farms. This expansion into greenhouse grown fresh offerings will complement Taylor Farms’ existing 122,200 crop acre field grown program and 16 salad producing facilities across North America

Cox Enterprises Expands its Cleantech Portfolio with Acquisition of BrightFarms

August 18, 2021 BrightFarms

Cox Enterprises announced the acquisition of BrightFarms, an indoor farming company and provider of locally grown packaged salads. The move solidifies BrightFarms’ leadership in the indoor agriculture space and provides a strong, stable foundation committed to accelerating growth with partner retailers.

Spring Born’s Inaugural Planting Has Begun

August 10, 2021 Spring Born, Inc.

Spring Born, an organic hydroponic farm, kicked off production inside their Silt, Colorado facility.  Their first harvest will be donated entirely to a local food bank, The Food Bank of the Rockies.

California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Hires Alyssa Licata as New Compliance Officer

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) has a new Compliance Officer. Alyssa Licata has been hired to replace Jonathan Field, who is retiring this month after serving in this important role since the LGMA was established in 2007.