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Bowery Farming Brings Indoor Vertical Farm To Bethlehem, PA - On Every Main Street

By GREG CAPOGNA JAN 5, 2021

On Every Main Street

Lead Photo: Bowery Farming transforms industrial spaces into smart farms where crops are stacked vertically to maximize space. The design and year-round operation can yield 100 times more produce in the same space as traditional outdoor farms. BOWERY FARMING

Host Greg Capogna, in a Lehigh Valley exclusive, sits down with Irving Fain, CEO, and Founder of Bowery Farming, and Dennis Davin, Secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Community and Economic Development, to discuss Bowery coming to Bethlehem, vertical farming, sustainable agriculture, the environment and jobs for the Lehigh Valley.

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OEMS 1/4/21 Bowery Farming

New York-based Bowery Farming is set to build its fourth and largest facility on the nearly 9-acre Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VII site in south Bethlehem. The move is expected to create 70 new full-time jobs within the next three years. Bowery is the largest vertical farming company in the U.S..

Tune in to On Every Main Street Mondays from 6:30 to 7:00 PM following Lehigh Valley Arts Salon.
(Original air-date: 1/4/2020)

TAGS: BOWERY FARMING FARMING BETHLEHEM SUSTAINABLE FARMS

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT