A 40,000 sq ft vertical farm in Richmond, Virginia growing Driscoll's strawberries on 30-foot towers. AI and climate control produce 4M+ lb/yr with 90% less water and 97% less land.
Opened Sep 2024; first harvest early 2025. Building toward 4M+ lb/yr production.
Updated 24 Sep 2024Checked 10 Oct0 updates this week
Berries grow stacked 30 feet high in vertical towers. One Richmond farm fits what would require hundreds of acres of field farming.
Sensors feed data to AI that adjusts temperature, humidity, light for each room, learning plant needs at each stage.
Real-time tracking across all rooms spots problems early, preventing pests and disease before visible symptoms appear.
| Spec | Richmond Vertical Strawberry Farm |
|---|---|
| Facility size | ~40,000 sq ftR (reported) |
| Annual production capacity | 4,000,000+ lbR (reported) |
| Separate grow rooms | 12R (reported) |
| Tower height | 30 ftR (reported) |
| Water use vs conventional | 90% lessR (reported) |
| Land use vs conventional | 97% lessR (reported) |
R reported by the company
Plenty Unlimited
Vertical strawberry farming, indoor berries, AI-powered cultivation
Plenty grows premium strawberries year-round in vertical farms using sensors, vision, and AI. It emerged from Chapter 11 in 2025 to focus on Driscoll's strawberries, with a Richmond, Virginia facility producing 4M+ lb/yr.
