He’s flown boxes of aid into Gaza, funded struggling restaurants at the height of the pandemic, and in yet another bid to feed the hungry, chef José Andrés has put his face behind what he calls “the future of farming.” On Wednesday, the culinary celebrity toured Bowery Farming, the largest vertical farming company in the country, to congratulate the business as it celebrates four years in Nottingham. The Maryland farming operation is the corporation’s second-largest venture, with layers of crops from strawberries to spinach growing in conditions managed by company software.
