It’s no secret–farming can be a little dirty. Like dirt under your nails, but also dirty like land use, water waste, pollution, and contaminants on your food. At Plenty®, we grow fresh, flavorful produce vertically indoors–so everything’s a little… cleaner. From a controlled, indoor environment to zero-pesticide greens on your table–it’s cleaner for the world and cleaner for you.
Our planet is facing a changing climate and running out of farmable land just when we need it most. To feed a growing population, we need a whole new approach to farming. That’s where Plenty® comes in.
Compared to conventional farming, our Compton farm…
By growing vertically indoors, Plenty® is able to dramatically reduce the natural resources required to farm at a commercial scale while also making it possible to grow where we used to think it was impossible, like in the center of a city or the middle of the desert.
Growing indoors means your greens aren’t sprayed with pesticides, and they’re safe from pollution. By controlling the light, water, and nutrients the plants need, we can bring you produce when it’s at its tastiest, all year long.
By growing indoors in a clean environment, we don’t need to spray our greens with pesticides, which means 100% pesticide-residue free greens
Our greens are grown so clean, we (and you) don’t need to wash them. But no judgment if you still want to.
We keep a watchful eye over our greens to ensure they’re as clean as can be. Our controlled environment and shorter supply chain allows us to monitor and respond to pathogens quickly and efficiently.
Every day, we’re working to make our food supply more secure while decreasing the impact that agriculture makes on the environment.
We want to do a lot with a little, so we built our farms to grow up, using less land to grow more produce. And when it comes to water, our Compton farm has the potential to save millions of gallons of water per year when compared with conventional agriculture and still feed millions of people.
Unfun fact—a 2022 study found that the transportation of fruits and vegetables accounted for half of the overall carbon cost of the produce. But Plenty farms can be built anywhere so we can imagine a future where everyone can eat more locally.
Unlike in outdoor farming, we have the ability to better monitor, optimize, and control what comes into and out of our indoor farms.
We’re a company of scientists, farmers, business people, creatives, and even a few friendly robots.
What started over a decade ago at the University of Wyoming has spread across the US from a farm in Compton, California, to a 120-acre farming campus in Virginia, where we’ll continue to dream up a radically new way to grow crops.
Nate Storey
Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer, Plenty®
This is Plenty’s research and development center, where each of our crops is first tested and perfected. We run thousands of tests to figure out the right levels of hydration, nutrients, and light to grow the very best plants indoors – exploring the outer bounds of what is possible for indoor farming. We take what we learn here and apply it to our full-scale farms.
This is Plenty’s research and development center, where each of our crops is first tested and perfected. We run thousands of tests to figure out the right levels of hydration, nutrients, and light to grow the very best plants indoors – exploring the outer bounds of what is possible for indoor farming. We take what we learn here and apply it to our full-scale farms.
Opened in 2023 in the center of Los Angeles, this farm serves the entire state of California (and beyond). In Compton, we can grow more than 250 acres worth of leafy greens within a single city block.
Opened in 2023 in the center of Los Angeles, this farm serves the entire state of California (and beyond). In Compton, we can grow more than 250 acres worth of leafy greens within a single city block.
Our strawberry campus in Virginia will be the world’s first indoor vertical farm campus—a group of vertical farms that all share resources. Our first farm on this land (opening 2024!) is designed to grow over 4 million pounds of delicious strawberries a year—even through the dead of winter. Soon after, we’ll add more farms to the campus, allowing us to grow up to 22 million pounds of produce a year, all on a plot of land a fraction of the size of Central Park.
Our strawberry campus in Virginia will be the world’s first indoor vertical farm campus—a group of vertical farms that all share resources. Our first farm on this land (opening 2024!) is designed to grow over 4 million pounds of delicious strawberries a year—even through the dead of winter. Soon after, we’ll add more farms to the campus, allowing us to grow up to 22 million pounds of produce a year, all on a plot of land a fraction of the size of Central Park.
We’re always expanding and have exciting plans to continue bringing our innovation and technology to new crops and communities around the world. Who knows, our next farm could be in your backyard. Want to hear about our next farm first? Scroll down to sign up for our newsletter for all the latest from the farm.
We’re always expanding and have exciting plans to continue bringing our innovation and technology to new crops and communities around the world. Who knows, our next farm could be in your backyard. Want to hear about our next farm first? Scroll down to sign up for our newsletter for all the latest from the farm.
We’re always looking for the best and brightest talent to join our team across the country and would love to hear from you if you’re passionate about building the future of agriculture and food. Click below to start your Plenty® career.
What we’re doing is new, so of course, there are questions. We have questions every day! Below you’ll find some of our most frequently asked questions and the best answers we have to date.
