Plenty Unveils State-of-the-Art Indoor Farm in Compton
Via Business Wire
Summary
In May 2023, vertical farming company Plenty opened what it described as the world's most technologically advanced indoor vertical farm, located on a single city block in Compton, California. The facility was designed to produce up to 4.5 million pounds of leafy greens annually using vertical towers nearly two stories tall, with the entire process from seeding to harvest automated through robotic systems. Plenty claims the setup yields up to 350 times the produce per acre of conventional outdoor farming.
The farm uses no pesticides, requires significantly less water than field agriculture, and operates independent of weather and seasonal constraints for consistent year-round output. The opening attracted attention from food security advocates who noted that Compton, a historically underserved community with limited access to fresh produce, could benefit directly from a high-output local farm.
