WESTBROOK, MAINE

🌍 Happy Earth Day from Vertical Harvest! 🌱

If you want to understand on a deeper level how our approach to farming helps Mother Earth, SPONSOR A TRAY and get access to exclusive content to learn how we…

💧 We grow more with less — using 90% less water than traditional farming

🚛 We grow close to home — reducing food miles and emissions

🌱 We grow for good — building a future where everyone has a seat at the table

At Vertical Harvest, sustainability isn’t just a practice — it’s who we are. From growing fresh, local produce year-round in the heart of the city to creating meaningful, inclusive jobs in our community, we’re reimagining what it means to nourish people and the planet.

This Earth Day, we’re celebrating the everyday impact of urban farming. Because when sustainability is in your roots, every day is Earth Day. 💚

Seen here: VH`s Caroline Croft Estay @carolinecroftestay brand new grow trays!

#EarthDayEveryDay #SustainabilityInOurRoots #VerticalHarvest #GrowForGood #UrbanFarming #ClimateSmartFarming #HydroponicFarming #InclusiveEmployment #GreenFuture

🌱 Sponsor a Tray. Grow Something Bigger.

Introducing our Tray Sponsorship Program!
As we get ready to “turn on” our new farm in Westbrook, ME we want to offer unique look into how we’re scaling our unique approach to inclusive farming. And our trays are the perfect vehicle!

Each tray delivers hydroponic tech + AI—but its true value lies in empowering our farmers and feeding our communities.

For the first time ever, you can follow one of our 50,000 trays into our story to....

📲 Get exclusive behind-the-scenes updates
🌿 Meet the farmers interacting with your tray
🍅 See what’s being grown
📦 Learn where your food goes

This is next-gen farming, powered by people, purpose, and YOU.

👉 Swipe to learn how YOU can sponsor a tray today
🔗 Visit the link in bio or www.verticalharvestfarms.com to get started

Let’s grow something amazing—together.

#VerticalHarvest #SustainableFarming #InclusiveEmployment #TraySponsorship #WestbrookME #ControlledEnvironmentAgriculture #FoodForGood #NBC #FarmFresh #ImpactFarming

Overheard at the Maine Hospitality Expo 👂🌿

“Holy crap, that’s good!” 🤤
“Nailed it!” 🔨
“My wife is trying to get me to eat more greens...” 🥬
“Whenever you’re ready, you’ll have a customer in Maine.” 💼
“Wow, that’s packed with flavor!” 🤯
“You guys rock.” 🤘
“Micro cilantro has a natural heat compared to regular cilantro.” 🌶️
“We eat with our eyes.” 👀

From chefs to curious foodies, the buzz around our greens was real. We made new food friends, served up some seriously tasty samples with The Good Crust and Pineland Farms, and proved that when you grow for flavor, freshness, and impact—people notice.

Thanks for all the love 💚

[Alt text: Video 1: Video of Caroline at the Vertical Harvest booth at Hospitality Maine Expo; Photo 1: Caroline and Lindsay at the Vertical Harvest booth at Hospitality Maine Expo; Photo 2: Pizza Collaboration between The Good Crust, Pineland Farms, Vertical Harvest; Photo 3: Caroline at The Good Crust booth; Photo 4: Lindsay eating soft serve]

#OverheardAt #MaineHospitalityExpo #VerticalHarvest #FlavorFirst #HydroponicGreens #MicrogreensMagic #InclusiveFarming #LocalFoodLove

🛑 These Cuts Hurt Our Community

Last weekend, our very own Tim Mclaurin (@jbr_biggest_rockstar39 aka Jackson`s Biggest Rockstar) and Amanda MacFarlane (@celticcowgirl252) showed up and spoke out at the “Hands Off” rally in Jackson—advocating against proposed cuts to Medicaid, Social Security, and Section 504 protections.

These aren’t just policies—they’re lifelines.

💙 Medicaid means healthcare, job support, and independence
💸 Social Security helps cover basic needs like rent and food
⚖️ Section 504 protects the right to access, accommodations, and inclusion

At Vertical Harvest, we don’t just work alongside people with disabilities—we want to work for the issues our community cares about. Cuts to these programs threaten not only individual livelihoods but also the progress we’ve made toward a more inclusive workforce and community.

#HandsOff #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights #InclusionMatters #VerticalHarvest #AdvocacyInAction

Overheard at the Farm 2 Institution Summit in Portland, ME... 🌱👂

More than 400 changemakers came together to envision a more equitable, resilient, and values-based food system—and the conversations were everything.

💬 “Hungry children can’t learn.”
💬 “So important to serve food that all children recognize.” – Khadija Ahmed, Good Shepherd Food Bank
💬 “You brought Spring here!”
💬 “My daughter calls microgreens ‘plant sprinkles’.”
💬 “How can lettuce be that spicy?!”
💬 “Keep doing what you’re doing! I love this!”
💬 “It’s all about education!”
💬 “Let’s go big!” – Craig Hickman, Maine State Senator, on food sovereignty in Maine
💬 “When 1 in 4 children go to bed hungry every night, we must do better.”
💬 “Right to food is the way life should be.”

🧠💥 Big ideas, bold action, and a shared belief that collaboration is essential—even when it’s hard.
We’re proud to have been part of this momentum.

Also: nothing like bumping into childhood friends doing great work! 🌳 Shout out to Richard from ReTreeUS, planting educational orchards across New England. And major love to The Good Crust, proving what inclusive employment looks—and tastes—like. 🍕

#VerticalHarvest #RightToFood #Farm2Institution #InclusiveEmployment #FoodEquity #LocalFoodSystems #MicrogreensAreMagic

[Alternative text: Image 1: Vertical Harvest`s Lindsay with Richard from ReTreeUs; Image 2: Vertical Harvest`s display booth at Farm 2 Institution Summit; Image 3: Richard at ReTreeUs` display booth at Farm 2 Institution Summit; Image 4: The Good Crust`s display booth at Farm 2 Institution Summit; Video: A packed luncheon hall.]