"Vertical farms are uniquely positioned to be a trusted local supplier"
Source: VFD.com
The company supplies the convention centre with salad greens, edible flowers, and a rotating selection of microgreens under its Valléa Farm & Co. Deliveries run twice a week, with the harvest schedule coordinated directly with the MTCC culinary team around its event calendar.
"The short answer is that what MTCC expects is what we bring to every customer. "Spreading across different sectors helps cushion against the seasonal variability that any one industry can bring." Deepening roots before scaling Stevenson frames the core challenge of operations at this scale as keeping supply and demand in sync.
"Indoor farming gives you a lot of control, but you still have to plan carefully," he says, "and stay nimble enough to move quickly when new opportunities come up." For now, expansion is not the priority. Mighty Harvest is completing a major research phase and refocusing on sales, including the formal launch of the Valléa Farm & Co.
Why this matters: For operators, this is a water-management story. The useful signal is that direct substrate measurements can help cut drain loss materially without giving up yield or fruit quality, which is exactly the kind of controllable efficiency gain a facility can build on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does substrate sensing matter in free-drain strawberry systems?
Because drain percentage tells a grower what already happened, while substrate moisture and EC data show root-zone conditions directly. That makes it easier to cut water loss without guessing.
What is the operator takeaway from this trial?
If the thresholds are understood well enough, growers can reduce drain water materially while protecting yield and fruit quality, which makes sensing an operational tool instead of a reporting tool.
