![]() The AppHarvest Berea CEA facility officially opened on Oct. “This deeper relationship with AppHarvest positions us to grow together efficiently to meet increasing demand by expanding our local footprint and delivering on our long-standing ‘fresh from the farm’ commitment to customers.” “Our top customers increasingly request CEA-grown produce for its reliable quantity and consistent quality - especially in terms of flavor, texture, color and shelf life - and its more sustainable growing methods,” Mastronadi Produce CEO Paul Mastronardi said in the release. Salad greens are shown growing in AppHarvest Berea's indoor facility. AppHarvest currently operates a 60-acre tomato farm in Morehead, Ky., the release said. Once completed, AppHarvest’s four-farm network will include 165 acres of controlled environment agriculture. To construct the farm, AppHarvest Berea secured a $30 million loan from Mastronardi Produce, according to a news release. AppHarvest expects to operate a fully developed, four-farm network in Appalachia by end of year, with a 30-acre Somerset berry farm expected to begin commercial shipments soon. This new farm will supply marketing partner Mastronardi’s Produce's “Queen of Greens” washed-and-ready-to-eat packaged salad brand. ![]() Indoor farm developer and operator AppHarvest is opening a 15-acre autonomous, indoor salad greens farm in Berea, Ky., featuring a touchless growing system with robotic harvesting.
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