Episode 6: Growth in Food Production Requires “Inside Knowledge”

It wasn’t long ago that the generally accepted view of growing food indoors was not commercially viable. As technology improves and input costs decrease, growing food indoors vertically is becoming more common and more efficient. Our speaker,

An episode of the IFT Sci Dish podcast, hosted by Institute of Food Technologists, titled "Episode 6: Growth in Food Production Requires “Inside Knowledge”" was published on June 29, 2021 and runs 32 minutes.

June 29, 2021 ·32m · IFT Sci Dish

Summary

It wasn’t long ago that the generally accepted view of growing food indoors was not commercially viable. As technology improves and input costs decrease, growing food indoors vertically is becoming more common and more efficient. Our speaker, Jim Pantaleo, speaks on his own experience as an indoor farm manager and advisor. Listen in to hear about the challenges and opportunities of indoor farming, how an indoor farm is like Costco, and to find many resources on the topic.   Guest Speaker: Jim Pantaleo

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