Vertical farming continues to grow as western US faces chronic water shortage

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Kalera, a facility in Aurora, operates the world's largest network of vertical farming. It claims to use 97% less water than traditional farming. Here's how it works:

Walking around Kalera’s vertical farm facility in Aurora, Colorado, feels like you’re in a sci-fi movie. Purple LED lights illuminate the rows upon rows of leafy greens.

“There's a growing chasm between what science knows, what technology can deliver, and what food companies actually do," Leighton said."And so Kalera sits right in the middle of that.”

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