Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1

Just Vertical is an indoor, vertical farming company, located in Toronto, that builds, sells, and supports indoor growing gardens and farming modules. Just Vertical blends the plant science of indoor vertical hydroponic farming with the modern design elements of furniture. Their patented irrigation and growing systems are highly scalable and provide the opportunity to carefully manage growth parameters to produce specialty crops with higher yields, enhance nutrient content and higher levels of antioxidants. Just Vertical is collaborating with Seneca's School of Biological Science and Applied Chemistry to develop a series of evidence-backed "lighting recipes" (indoor light intensity and frequency), which Just Vertical can provide directly to its customers to increase the yield and nutrient content of their food compared to crops grown under standard conditions. Just Vertical will implement the recipes developed during this project rapidly. These recipes can be provided to existing customers or used as a marketing tool to attract new customers including commercial indoor farmers. Just Vertical's improvement of harvestable yields and nutrient content, will provide a more valuable product to large grocery, distribution and institutional partners in Canada, opening a new market for Just Vertical nation-wide.