Like all of us, indoor farmers are figuring out the “new normal” in these unprecedented times. Sadly, indoor farms have not been immune from the outbreaks of COVID-19 that have been seen elsewhere in the food chain, most notably in meat processing facilities. …

One of indoor ag’s greatest strengths is its diversity. Under one roof — hopefully with a rooftop garden — it unites agriculture, tech, business, tradition and innovation in a way few other industries can match. This diversity means that when it comes to confronting something like coronavirus, people may experience…

The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, is more than just a pandemic: it’s a full-on macroeconomic event that could re-order what the world will look like in the future. …

Figuring out financing is one of the big challenges every new indoor farmer faces. Like death and taxes, its nearly inevitable. According to research from software provider Artemis, indoor farmers’ greatest challenge is finding funding. Contain’s mission is to change that, and in our work using tech to better connect…

The idea of farming insects is both old and new. Old in that as far back as 9,000 years ago, farmers were collecting and using beeswax. New in the sense that a wave of startups are cultivating bugs for food, feed, and more. Here’s what you need to know. Why…

If you think about indoor agriculture as exclusively the preserve of small mom and pop farms selling leafy greens, or of a handful of VC-funded plant factories, you might want to think again. Although this misconception is understandable — there are many indoor farms that grow leafy greens and operate…

When we dialed Niko Kurumaa, sales manager at Netled, he took Contain’s call from the rooftop of a hotel in Los Angeles. …

Contain started from the ground up. It all began by talking to indoor farmers about their finance needs. Over the last 18 months, we met over 300 growers and developed a deep knowledge of what growers need when looking for finance. Once we had developed our expertise through first-hand knowledge…

As a student, Maarten Vandecruys was looking for a way to scale his impact. After seeing the waste and inefficiency of the old food supply chain, he decided indoor agriculture was how he’d make his mark. He’s kept this focus on impact as Founder and Managing Director of Contain vendor…