Project Highlight: Altius Farms

Altius Farms by Tower Farms

Location: Denver, Colorado, USA

Project Year: 2018

Size: 7,200 Sq Ft

Altius is Latin for higher. Higher taste, sustainability, and production comes from better farming. Altius Farms’ mission is to build stable and lasting farms that produce beautiful greens and produce, locally grown, year-round. They are the highest (elevation), vertical aeroponic, farm in the US and one of the largest. Their farms serve as OJT sites for Veterans and urban youth. Their Denver flagship farm offers periodic urban AG tours and special events in their outdoor garden.

Photo by Tower Farms

Altius’ clients and customers include restaurants, food services, markets, and residents. In Colorado, demand for "locally grown" far exceeds supply as 97% of leafy greens, consumed annually, are imported from out of state (California, Arizona).

The produce they harvest with Tower Gardens (vertical aeroponic systems) uses only 10% of the land, and 5% of the water and delivers 10 times the yield (in one harvest). They harvest every 25-30 days and take local food production to higher ground