80 Acres Farms
80 Acres Farms is a U.S.-based food producer focused on indoor vertical farming.
Last updated August 26, 2026
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Overview
80 Acres Farms is a U.S. indoor agriculture company that produces fresh food through controlled-environment and vertical farming systems. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, the company has focused on crops such as leafy greens, herbs, and other fresh produce grown in facilities located closer to consumers. Its operating model combines artificial lighting, environmental controls, automation, and data management, with the aim of reducing dependence on seasonality, long-distance transport, and conventional farmland conditions. Unlike a company that only sells agricultural equipment, 80 Acres Farms also operates or manages farming facilities that produce and sell food. Reliable public information about its full founding team, ownership structure, and exact launch dates for individual product lines is limited, so no further assumptions are made here.
History
80 Acres Farms is a controlled-environment agriculture company in the United States that began developing its business around 2015 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company uses indoor vertical farms and other controlled growing facilities to produce fresh food under managed conditions including artificial lighting, temperature, humidity, nutrients, and irrigation. Its model emphasizes year-round production, shorter distances between farms and consumers, and greater process control through automation and data systems. The company primarily serves the U.S. market with leafy greens, herbs, and other fresh crops. Public information about its early formation, facility expansion timeline, and financing history is incomplete; accordingly, this entry does not add specific funding amounts, production volumes, or unsupported expansion dates.
- 2015
Started developing indoor agriculture business
[1]80 Acres Farms began developing its controlled environment agriculture business around 2015. Specific founding date and founding team information are not inferred in this entry.
Products and positioning
Controlled environment agriculture, indoor vertical farming, and localized fresh food production
Fresh produce
Leafy greens
A core crop category for the company’s indoor farms, consisting of fresh leafy vegetables for retail and food-consumption channels. Controlled conditions support relatively consistent year-round production.
Fresh produce
Herbs
Another fresh-produce category grown in 80 Acres Farms’ indoor facilities, where environmental and irrigation conditions are managed for everyday food consumption in the U.S. market.
Fresh produce
Tomatoes and other greenhouse crops
The company’s activities also include tomatoes and other crops suited to controlled environments. Specific varieties, brand names, and commercial launch dates are not sufficiently documented publicly and are therefore not listed here.
Recent events
80 Acres Farms files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy[2]
Reported:
80 Acres Farms and 11 affiliates filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Aug. 25, seeking liquidation of assets three weeks after the vertical farming company's abrupt closure.
Kroger and 80 Acres Farms expand partnership to 316 stores[3]
Reported:
Kroger and 80 Acres Farms announced that they are expanding their partnership to reach more shoppers in the Midwest, in-store and online, with the partnership reaching 316 stores.
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