A 12 minute shower. That's how much water it takes a conventional farm to grow a single head of lettuce. Elevate can do it with 95% less. We recycle all the water our plants don't consume, and our produce doesn’t need to be washed after harvest: it’s just always been clean.
By producing more volume on just a fraction of the land and growing right next to our customers, we give arable soils a chance to regenerate and cut out all the waste that usually happens during transportation, processing and on the field.
Modern farm labour is far from idyllic. Finding workers is hard, working conditions are tough, pay is low, and food safety concerns mean produce has to be heavily washed, often with chemicals. Elevate's automated system means no hands touch our produce from seed to harvest: it makes life simpler, reduces costs, and increases food safety.
Our growth system combines decades of photobiology and plant space research, with world leading automation and lean manufacturing. Oh, and good common sense. The result is industry leading productivity at outstanding quality and costs.
“Our proprietary system allows us to produce commercial volumes of the highest quality greens with extreme efficiency and consistent quality - no matter the weather. For our food service and retail customers, this means that in times of food supply turbulence, Elevate offers resilience, consistency and food waste savings. For Elevate, our efficiency means we can generate healthy margins even at wholesale commodity pricing. As we stand today, traditional farming needs a baseline shift continue to service our planet and its people." .