Ask A Farmer Podcast: What is Vertical Farming?Video: Ask A Farmer Podcast: What is Vertical Farming?
One of the biggest risks in producing food is the weather. Uncertain around rain, heat, frost, wind and other weather-related disasters results in a lot of sleepless nights for farmers and ranchers in this country. But what if we take the largest risk out of the equation? Vertical farming has been developing throughout Canada as a method to reduce risk and provide a localized food option for certain products. Alida Burke from Growcer, a Canadian start up modular, vertical farming company, will explain more about how vertical farming fits into our food system.