vertical farm

American  

[vur-ti-kuhl fahrm] / ˈvɜr tɪ kəl ˈfɑrm /

noun

Agriculture.

1. a multistory structure in which large-scale, intensive agricultural production takes place, using stacked, inclined surfaces to grow food crops, and sometimes to raise livestock and fish.

   Vertical farms and other urban agricultural initiatives can reduce our dependence on imported food.

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Other Word Forms

• vertical farming
  noun

Etymology

Origin of vertical farm

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

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vertical farm

A whiff of lemongrass and wet soil tickle the nose in Palli Fleischer Lyberth's vertical farm in Sisimiut, the second-largest town in the Danish autonomous territory.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

Meanwhile other vertical farm ventures are also facing financial challenges.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 17, 2023

NASA's research in controlled environment systems to grow plants was foundational in developing the modern-day vertical farm sector — indoor farms that grow crops in stacks without soil under the purple haze of LEDs.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2022

Plenty, which was founded in 2014 and has a vertical farm in South San Francisco, also operates an indoor plant science research facility in Laramie, Wyoming.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2022

Beth Campbell, 21, is a research assistant at a vertical farm in Scunthorpe which uses renewable energy to grow crops which are then sold locally.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2021