Vertical Farms Aren't Coming for Your Acres

Vertical farming spent several years as the most overfunded idea in agriculture, and then the money stopped. Harry Duran has interviewed the founders on both sides of that correction.He came to it sideways, from corporate marketing into podcasting, and built a show around controlled environment agriculture just before the industry hit its reckoning. This conversation is about what survives the hype cycle and what the honest case for indoor growing actually is.What's InsideWhy the industry is working through what he calls its trough of disillusionment, and what is being recalibratedThe core premise that has not changed: growing fresh produce close to where it gets eaten rather than shipping it across a continentWhat precise control over light, temperature, humidity and nutrition actually buys, and what it costs to runWhy he argues indoor growing is a partner to field agriculture rather than a competitor, and where the two do not overlapWhere it genuinely wins: harsh climates, regions importing almost all their food, dense urban centres, and places with no grocery accessThe range of what exists now, from shipping containers to countertop units to commercial leafy green facilitiesWhat separates the operations that last: committed buyers before you build, and an honest view of the power billOn finding your own voice, which is the other half of what he does Connect with Harry: Website: https://harryduran.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harryduran/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarryDuranFu... Connect with Growing the FutureWebsite: growingthefuture.caYouTube: Growing the FutureInstagram: @growingthefuturepodcastLinkedIn: Growing the FutureSubscribe to the Growing the Future Podcast wherever you listen, and register for Convergence Conference 2027 at convergence.ag. Register for the Convergence Conference at convergence.ag and stay updated by subscribing to the Growing the Future Podcast at growingthefuturepodcast.ca.