How to Grow Vegetables in a Metro Station
Unlike other retailers, Farm8 didn’t seem to mind about not being in a transfer hub or big station. It signed a 10-year lease with the metro for its smart farm, which also consists of a café where it sells its fresh produce as well as an educational area where visitors can learn about smart agriculture.
Farm8 doesn’t use sunlight or soil to harvest its vegetables at the Sangdo station. Instead, its greens are grown in hydroponic trays and are lit by LED panels. Robots control water, light, temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide levels, and data is analyzed by artificial intelligence to help manage the farm. Using this method, the company can grow plants twice as fast as a conventional farm.
