ERIC W. STEIN

Growing food indoors employing advances in lighting, automation and information management is a emerging multi-million dollar industry. Dr. Stein has served as a consultant to municipalities and business interested in setting up indoor farms. He authored a two-hundred page report on the dynamics of this industry and the feasibility of setting up a Center of Excellence for Indoor Agriculture. The full report may be downloaded free of charge from KennettIndoor Ag.info. Dr. Stein has spoken on indoor farming at conferences including Indoor Ag-Con, FreshTech, to the City of Philadelphia, as well as run workshops for the USDA on indoor farming... In addition to his academic credentials, Dr. Stein designed and operates an indoor vertical farm in Media, PA to conduct applied research on the economics of indoor farms. His farm, e3garden, specializes in lettuces grown from organic seed, herbs such as basil, and microgreens. The farm collects data on operating costs including energy for..