Thanks for your interest. To achieved financial viability the operation has to be at certain scale. Based on our modelling we believe 500 tonnes is the right scale per production site. This would require approximately 25,000 linear meter. M2 depends on the number of layers and plant intensity. To achieve 10,000 tonnes we will be looking to setup 20 sites across UK. Locations will be based on the customer proximity, access to clean energy and underlying infrastructure.

We are using tunable LEDs allowing to have optimum spectrum depending on the stage of the growth to encourage growth and optimise energy usage.

Thank you very much for your interest. Vertical farming is a very capital intensive business and to make it viable certain scale has to be achieved. Considering the critical role of clean energy and its cost, an integrated business model will be the safest approach which then required the funding for renewable generation to be considered as part of the same investment.

That is a classic "how long is a piece of string" question. It depends on which is most important to you, CAPEX or OPEX. Automation reduces OPEX but significantly increases CAPEX significantly. If you are looking to reduce energy cost and risk, then you need at least a battery system for buying off peak energy or better still Battery + RE source, so you can buy, use and sell. There are many variations in the designs for vertical farms and what works or is viable in one place is not in another. Energy costs in the UK/Europe are crippling with many companies going bust, but in Africa, energy costs are as little as 2c/kwh, and labour costs are minimal. Vertical farming is a process industry, and from personal experience, I can honestly say the most complex on the planet. Vertical farming is a complex industry and not for the faint hearted, people who think it is only some shelves and a few LED lights dont last long.

Good question.. considering they did not mention organic in the sales spew I would say they are 💯 using pesticides and fungicides. Aspects are impressive for sure but I don’t see how the quality would’ve any different from a strawberry grown in a greenhouse in in the Netherlands. I would love to see a bricks test on the berries.. v slick though not my thing…I’d of been more impressed to see the berries growing in living soil but no one is doing that yet.. I ambit it’s very small scale.. ( because I own everything and am not a business person.zero overheads except the container.. it’s all about thee highest quality and thee most environmentally friendly techniques. Ie; zero chemicals, regenerative farming techniques. Improving the land as I go.. 🍓🫐🔥🙌🙌🙌🙌

The objective is to be pesticides free but as the star plants are growing outdoor there is a high chance of pest entering the facility with the plants. We have put in place mechanism to mitigate it by applying biopesticides and treating the starter plants before entering our grow room. We are also working with propagators to develop a method for production of 100% clean starter plants. But this will take time to develop, validate and certify.

Thanks for your comment. Organic is a term we have to be very careful about. Some people define organic for the plant to grow in a 100% natural environment without human intervention This is not the case for our operation, considering the fact we are simulating the ideal environment for the plants to maximize the yield and quality. In regards to taste, imported strawberry varieties are optimised based on the shelf life and not taste. They have to sustain 10 days in the supply chain (transport, customer clearance, offload, packing) from the picking time. That is why the home grown strawberries are much tastier than imported strawberries. We can grow any variety in our facility with focus on taste and yield.

@@flexfarming7500 why not grow in living soil?

@@flexfarming7500 thank you, I still can not understand why you have not chosen to base what you are doing around living soil. Are you familiar with this term and what it entails? You seem to be doing everything so well It does not make sense to me. If you are a business then bottom line it’s about money and that technique is a fraction of the cost. And ticks all the other boxes you have stated. I understand none is doing it. I just would love to know why you haven’t decided on it or was it not even an option and if so why? Thank you