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BrightFarms to build sustainable greenhouse farm

The new greenhouse will grow a variety of salad greens and herbs, including spring mix, spinach, baby kale, romaine, arugula and more.
October 31, 2019
BrightFarms, New York, announced plans to build a new 280,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse in Hendersonville, N.C.
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BrightFarms, GIANT Food Stores break ground on greenhouse

The greenhouse will deliver fresh, local produce to Pennsylvania supermarkets within 24 hours of harvest.
May 24, 2019
BrightFarms, New York, partnered with GIANT Food Stores, Carlisle, Pa., to develop a new 250,000-square-foot foot greenhouse in Snyder County, Pa.
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BrightFarms to build 3 sustainable greenhouse farms

The greenhouses will each produce more than 2 million pounds of fresh, leafy salad greens and herbs per year while using an estimated 80% less water, 90% less land and 95% less shipping fuel than West Coast farms.
February 26, 2019
BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., announced plans to build new sustainable greenhouse farms in Central Mass., Hudson Valley, N.Y., and North Carolina.
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BrightFarms raises $55M in equity financing to fuel growth

BrightFarms builds and operates greenhouse farms near major metropolitan areas to provide supermarkets with a year-round supply of locally grown produce.
June 29, 2018
BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., secured $55 million in a Series D equity financing led by Cox Enterprises, Atlanta.
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Controlled environment agriculture growers form coalition to improve food safety

The CEA produce industry is primarily made up of brands using hydroponic, aeroponic or aquaponic methods.
April 2, 2018
Leading controlled environment agriculture (CEA) growers BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y.; AeroFarms, Newark, N.J.; and Little Leaf Farms, Devens, Mass., joined forces to establish what is dubbed as the first food safety group geared specifically toward establishing food safety standards among CEA produce brands.
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BrightFarms to build 5th hydroponic greenhouse facility

The greenhouse will use an estimated 80% less water, 90% less land and 95% less shipping fuel than West Coast salad farming operations.
March 28, 2018
BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., announced plans to break ground on a sustainable greenhouse farm in Abilene, Texas, this spring, making it the company’s fifth facility in the United States.
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BrightFarms to build year-round sustainable farm in OH

The BrightFarms Ohio Greenhouse will use 80% less water, 90% less land and 95% less shipping fuel than traditional farming methods.
March 27, 2017
BrightFarms, a New York-based start-up, announced plans to build a 160,000-square-foot greenhouse in Wilmington, Ohio, creating 30 permanent green collar jobs.
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BrightFarms, Roundy’s partner to build hydroponic greenhouse

The Chicagoland Greenhouse will grow over 1 million pounds of the freshest salad greens, herbs and tomatoes per year for Mariano's Chicagoland stores.
June 14, 2016
BrightFarms, New York, in partnership with Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc., a Kenosha, Wis.-based division of Kroger, and Bright Farms’ primary customer, announced plans to build a hydroponic greenhouse in Rochelle, Ill.
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