Vertical Farming

Mushrooms require extremely specific parameters to grow and be fruitful. They can be cultivated in several ways, but indoor cultivation in DEMETRA makes it possible to reproduce the exact conditions necessary to have them not only survive, but prosper.

They are vegetables harvested at a very early stage of their growth, allowing them to maintain all the relative nutritional properties at their best.The market of these products, also called superfood, is growing more and more, and DEMETRA -given their small size and brief growth time (7/20 days)- is the ideal structure in which to produce them.You can achieve up to 48 cycles a year!

Aromatic herbs (basil, thyme, parsley, etc.) are used in the kitchen and, thanks to their properties, in various other fields such as herbalist, cosmetic and pharmaceutical, to dye fabrics in the fashion industry or as natural insecticides in agriculture. 

In DEMETRA the ideal climatic conditions and perfect lighting guarantee the maximum content of biologically active molecules to be used in each and every field.

The completely controlled environment, the use of LED lights specifically designed for this crop, the management of humidity, the high tech ventilation systems, the nutrient regimes selected to optimize its growth and production make DEMETRA the perfect structure for indoor cultivation of hemp and an increase in the quality of the final product.

The development of these plants in DEMETRA happens in a totally controlled environment, letting the farmer shorten the biological cycle of the plant, accelerating both the growth phase (in ideal conditions the plant grows quicker) and the rest one. This leads to bloomings closer to each other and subsequently to bigger yearly productions. The planting density of Crocus sativus in DEMETRA is very high compared with soil cultivation, in fact it can reach up to 226 bulbs/m²

Leafy greens — including lettuce, rocket, spinach, Swiss chard and pak choi — comprise a wide variety of crops that can be harvested at different stages of growth: baby leaf, teen leaf or mature head. 

Thanks to the precise control of key parameters such as light, temperature, humidity, irrigation and nutrition, DEMETRA enables the development of specific growing regimes for each variety, ensuring consistent yields throughout the year. This approach makes it possible to trial innovative solutions, which can subsequently be scaled up and applied on an industrial scale.