MetroCrops
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Authors
Therrien, Ryan
Matto, Marsha
Scalfi, Alice
Barua, Priyama
Soares, Giovana
Kansal, Nishant
LaFavor, Erin
Ang, Ernest
Ellis, Pippa J.
Hussein, Hussein
Issue Date
2016-04-01
Type
Presentation
Language
en_US
Keywords
Urban , Farming , Indoor farming
Alternative Title
Abstract
MetroCrops is an urban high density indoor farm located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The owner of MetroCrops, Steve Domyan, developed specific technology using a combination of LED lights and nutrients to grow high quality salad greens that can be harvested quickly, easily, and cleanly. These greens are capable of staying fresh for up to three weeks and deliver more nutrients than your average salad greens. The problems that MetroCrops faced was, how to go about promoting their innovative product, how to better utilize the wasted space in their facility, and how to make the company more sustainable. These problems became our challenge and the basis of our research.