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From the Hill.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Revolutionary indoor farming method uses 90 percent less water and slashes food waste<\/h1>\n

By Richie Hertzberg | May 12, 2022<\/p>\n

abylon Micro-Farms is a small company in Richmond, Va. that is literally bringing the farm to the table by building hydroponics systems and installing them in commercial kitchens around the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cUp to 60 percent of fresh produce is wasted before it reaches the consumer\u2019s plate,\u201d says Alexander Olesen, CEO and Co-founder of Babylon Micro-Farms, a small sustainable agriculture start-up located in Richmond, Va.<\/p>\n

The problem of food waste was something that Olsen and his co-founder and Chief Technical Officer, Graham Smith, came across when they were students at the University of Virginia. Olsen and Smith had set out to build hydroponics systems in refugee camps to help mitigate food shortage issues within the camps, but their idea was greeted with a much stronger interest from a broader market.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw an opportunity to develop small on-site farming systems that could help businesses, communities, and consumers grow food on-site and eliminate the supply chain,\u201d says Olsen, \u201cWhat would the world look like if everyone had the ability to grow their own food?\u201d<\/p>\n

So in April of 2017 they incorporated and began testing models to serve a larger market.<\/p>\n

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Press Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Chris Hollomon<\/section>\n
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Marketing\u00a0Manager – Babylon<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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804-616-7358<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
chris.hollomon@babylonmicrofarms.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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