IS )TAKING RISE ) IN
ALBUQUERQUE.
FRESH PRODUCE IS NOW
GROWING (INDOORS IN
SPECIAL TOWERS WITH THE
HELP OF LIGHT TECHNOLOGY
AND JUST WATER. NEWS
13 )S JAMI SEYMORE SHOWS
US HOW VERTICAL FARMING
WORKS...AND WHO )S DOING
IT.
JAMI...
DAVID...
VERTICAL FARMING IS
ENTIRELY HYDROPONIC --
MEANING THERE )S NO SOIL
-- THEY )RE GROWING LEAFY
GREENS AND HERBS WITH
JUST SPECIAL
LIGHTS AND WATER.
TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
SANANBIO MAKES EQUIPMENT
TO GET PEOPLE
FRESH FOOD -- FAST.
It )s gaining a lot more
popularity now with more
people seeking
hyper-local food and
fresh food.
SANANBIO, BASED IN
ALBUQUERQUE, PLACES
THESE URBAN FARMS INSIDE
SCHOOLS, HOMES, AND EVEN
IN OLD BUILDINGS.
THE VERTICAL TOWERS
ALLOW MULTIPLE CROPS TO
GROW IN A SMALL
SPACE.
RATHER THAN ONE ANNUAL
HARVEST EACH YEAR,
THE CONTROLLED INDOOR
ENVIRONMENT ALLOWS
FARMERS
TO PRODUCE FRESH FOOD
YEAR-ROUND
WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT
CHANGES IN THE CLIMATE
OUTDOORS.
We can do a full harvest
each month and provide
12-14 harvests of
lettuce or culinary
herbs each year..
AT THEIR CURRENT
LOCATION, NEAR OSUNA AND
JEFFERSON--
SANANBIO IS HARVESTING
ABOUT 180 POUNDS OF
FRESH PRODUCE
EACH WEEK.
MUCH OF IT GOING TO
LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND
STORES.
DAVID, BACK TO YOU.
THANKS, JAMI.
YATES SAYS ALL OF THEIR
GROWERS ARE GRADUATES OF
FARMING INTERNSHIP
PROGRAMS IN NEW MEXICO
-- AND THEY HOPE TO
CONTINUE
HIRING LOCALLY.
T-MOBILE IS DISPUTING
CLAIMS THEY SOLD USER )S
LOCATION DATA TO
THIRD-PARTIES.
THE FEDERAL
COMMUNICATION COMMISSION
SAYS A-T AND
T...SPRINT...VERIZON...A
ND T-MOBILE ALL SOLD
