How Indoor Farms are Solving Food’s Biggest Problems

How Indoor Farms are Solving Food’s Biggest Problems

Inside an eight-acre greenhouse on the outskirts of Macon, Georgia, more than eight million pounds of lettuce are harvested annually, untouched by external weather conditions, pesticides, or even human hands. The produce picked and packaged here is then shipped directly to regional retailers and food banks, skipping multiple links in the typical salad’s supply chain. This facility joins a network of a half-dozen other greenhouses strategically p…