The United States each year due to urbanization and lose at least 1.5 million acres of arable land. To compensate for the loss of land, AeroFarms company established indoor vertical farm, has already begun to plan and establish themselves in Newark, New Jersey at base, 9 Manhattan distance is only a kilometer away. This will become the world's largest vertical farm, 7 square feet of facilities, can produce 2 million pounds of food a year, and compared with the common fields of crops will save 95% of the water.

AeroFarms since 2004 using aeroponic (aeroponic) growth system, designed to deal with the global food safety and environmental crisis. AeroFarms on the web site said: "the technology to harvest cycle shorter, more predictable results, there is no food safety issues, less impact on the environment." This kind of large farms not only can produce millions of pounds of vegetables and herbs, and its output to 75% higher than that of the same area of outdoor farm. AeroFarms alternate strategy using the crops, refers to the annual alternating farming in 22 kinds of plants.

This kind of advanced agricultural system does not lead to problems such as soil erosion, pesticides, excessive water, will also reduce carbon emissions, sometimes even carbon emissions can be avoided.

The system USES a special LED lighting and climate control method, grow all kinds of vegetables, don't need sunlight and soil. This unique light makes AeroFarms can control the size of the green leafy vegetables, shape, texture, color, flavor and nutrition. AeroFarms, said they used a aeroponic, spray on the roots of plants (including nutrition, water and oxygen). Such gas is a closed loop system, method system than the average outdoor planting to save 95% of the water, saving 40% of culture solution, and there's no need to pesticides.

After a year of construction of the facility is nearing completion, the company has opened up the part ready for operation area.

Channel is full of tall shelves, and you must use the forklift truck crane was able to get that agricultural workers must wear special purpose of a full set of clothing, gloves and white coat, hairnet and disinfection is mandatory clothing shoes.

AeroFarms said: "we are creating the world's largest vertical farm, the demand for safe and reliable nutritious food had never been so strong, that is why we are committed to create a global strategy."

Plant scientists to monitor in each facilities each time the harvest more than 30000 data points. This time, the researchers will check, test and use prediction method to improve the system.

AeroFarms explained: "through the remote monitoring and control, we to minimise the typical risks associated with traditional agriculture."

The company also developed a patent product -- a reusable cloth filter media, for seeding, sprout, grow and harvest.

Each cloth media use 24 recycling plastic bottles, in every time after the harvest may continue to use clean disinfection. The system also can be used as a barrier between the spray and plants, that the company can harvest to clean, dry, convenient consumption products.

AeroFarms can grow more than 250 kinds of green plants, their shelf life longer, and the whole process from seed to packing are safe and controllable.

The company's goal is not just to make up for the cultivated land decrease in the United States, but in order to help cope with the global food shortage. The world bank predicts that by 2050 the population will reach 9 billion, need food than it is now increased by 50%, and in this time period of climate change will also reduce 25% of the crop yield, this will be for the world's poorest region a serious blow.