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Opening vertical farm in Bleiswijk, NL

Jan-Willem van den Beukel, alderman of Lansingerland:"Greenhouse horticulture plays a major role both within the Netherlands and worldwide."
Jan-Willem van den Beukel, alderman of Lansingerland:"Greenhouse horticulture plays a major role both within the Netherlands and worldwide."
Jolanda Heijstek, managing director of Greenport West-Holland:"Vertical farming is about Feeding and Greening the world." 
Jolanda Heijstek, managing director of Greenport West-Holland:"Vertical farming is about Feeding and Greening the world." 
Gemma Tacken, Wagening UR, has done a lot of research into this market demand
Gemma Tacken, Wagening UR, has done a lot of research into this market demand
Monique Bijlaard, Wageningen UR, is responsible for Innovation & Demonstration within the fieldlab.
Monique Bijlaard, Wageningen UR, is responsible for Innovation & Demonstration within the fieldlab.
Jan-Willem Donkers, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, is in charge of the Education and Development Fieldlab.
Jan-Willem Donkers, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, is in charge of the Education and Development Fieldlab.
Sjaak Bakker, Wageningen UR, and Aad van den Berg, Delphy:"The information we will obtain from the trials here will not only be of interest to the vertical farm sector. Traditional greenhouses will also benefit from them."
Sjaak Bakker, Wageningen UR, and Aad van den Berg, Delphy:"The information we will obtain from the trials here will not only be of interest to the vertical farm sector. Traditional greenhouses will also benefit from them."
Flags in the top to celebrate this opening
Flags in the top to celebrate this opening
Lisanne Meulendijks showed us the vertical farm at Delphy Improvement Centre
Lisanne Meulendijks showed us the vertical farm at Delphy Improvement Centre
We were allowed to enter the climate chambers
We were allowed to enter the climate chambers
This room has 5 towers, 4 tables each
This room has 5 towers, 4 tables each
One of the climate chambers is a multi layer one
One of the climate chambers is a multi layer one
Floating growth system
Floating growth system
Off course sensors plays a big role in this fieldlab
Off course sensors plays a big role in this fieldlab
The other vertical farm is used for tomato cultivation where Signify's Dynamic 500 mmol lights are used
The other vertical farm is used for tomato cultivation where Signify's Dynamic 500 mmol lights are used
Infinite Acres built the vertical farm at Delphy
Infinite Acres built the vertical farm at Delphy