Vertical Future

Mission to Mars? Vertical Future to develop prototype for growing crops in space

Technology

Mission to Mars? Vertical Future to develop prototype for growing crops in space

Vertical Future wins £1.5m UK Space Agency grant to design system for growing crops in commercial space station

clock 08 April 2024 • 5 min read
Over 20 vertical farming firms launch first sustainability manifesto

Technology

Over 20 vertical farming firms launch first sustainability manifesto

Firms backing the Vertical Farming Manifesto and Identity Statement promise to set industry-wide sustainability standards

clock 21 September 2022 • 4 min read

Supply chain

Vertical Future and Crate to Plate plan fleet of London shipping container farms

Each of the 'container farms' will be able to produce up to five tonnes of leafy greens and veg each year with minimal carbon footprint, the firms claim

clock 14 May 2021 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Heck Foods to experiment with vertically-farmed crops for vegan range

Sausage and burger brand teams up with Vertical Future to build bespoke indoor farm at its headquarters in North Yorkshire

clock 03 February 2021 • 2 min read

Net Zero Now

Net Zero Festival: Vertical farming - food for thought in a net zero world?

VIDEO: In the first of three Glimpses reports looking at potential net zero gamechangers, BusinessGreen looks at the role for vertical farming in delivering a more sustainable food system

clock 09 October 2020 • 1 min read

Technology

Vertical Future inks £4.5m licensing deal for 'fully automated' vertical farming technology

Ten-year licensing deal with UK-based developer Groundworks marks a major milestone for vertical farming start-up founded in 2016

clock 21 July 2020 • 2 min read

Venture Capital

UK indoor farming tech firm Vertical Future secures £1.1m investor backing

Green investor Earthworm ups its support for London food technology firm as it eyes significant growth for urban and indoor farming

clock 03 April 2020 • 3 min read