THE NEW BOWERY
Bowery Farming in Kearny, NJ, is not only reshaping
that old, negative image of the Bowery, it is changing
the agricultural paradigm to reflect a more realistic
approach to growing enough healthy food to feed a
hungry and growing population.
Within its closely guarded walls work an array of
sleepless sensors, mini monitors, and cameras that
watch over and control every aspect of every plant
throughout the growing process. The greens produced
at this facility are setting a new standard of excellence
in taste and nutrition, while secret technology works
to reduce the facility’s environmental impact through
advanced farming practices.
The Bowery website states “(our) post-organic produce
is the next evolution in farming.” After interviewing
Bowery’s co-founder and CEO, Irving Fain, the future of
farming seems bright indeed.
Left to right - Bowery co-founders Irving Fain, Brian Falther,
and David Golden.
THE MAN BEHIND THE PLAN
Fain is an innovative renaissance man of respectable
note in the digital and financial worlds and is now
turning his enterprising eye toward agriculture. At 38,
he is currently the visionary behind Bowery Farming, a
high-tech hydroponic smart farm that grows greens of the
highest quality and supplies them to local markets and
restaurants within 24 hours of harvest.
My heartfelt thanks to Fain and his assistant, Ali
Weltman, for taking the time to answer Maximum Yield’s
questions about Bowery Farming.
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BOWERY OPERATES LARGE-SCALE,
COMMERCIAL INDOOR FARMS
that grow leafy greens and herbs,
harvested and delivered locally within a day.”
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