# Bowery Farming

> Bowery Farming was a New York-based indoor agriculture company that sold branded leafy greens, herbs and a limited strawberry offering. Its proprietary BoweryOS combined crop monitoring, environmental control and automation across farms near urban markets. Founded in 2015, it ceased operations in November 2024 after financial distress and unsuccessful efforts to obtain financing or a buyer.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Irving Fain (Co-founder and CEO (historical)), David Golden (Co-founder), Brian Falther (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Protected Produce leafy greens and herbs, BoweryOS, Strawberry Discovery Duopack, Salad kits
- **Notable:** Developed BoweryOS for farm monitoring, environmental control and seed-to-store traceability., Opened Farm X research hub in Kearny in 2021., Opened a commercial smart farm on a former industrial brownfield in Bethlehem in May 2022.

## Products & services

- **Protected Produce leafy greens and herbs** — Branded pesticide-free produce including Crispy Leaf, Baby Butter Lettuce, Arugula, Baby Kale, Basil and rotating Farmer’s Selection greens; historical offering.
- **BoweryOS** — Internal proprietary system integrating sensing, computer vision, machine learning and automation to manage growing conditions and trace crops; not established as a separately sold SaaS product.
- **Strawberry Discovery Duopack** — Limited New York City release of Garden and Wild berry cultivars; announced retail price $14.99 for eight ounces.
- **Salad kits** — Ready-to-assemble salad offering advertised on the company website; historical offering.

## Achievements

- Developed BoweryOS for farm monitoring, environmental control and seed-to-store traceability.
- Opened Farm X research hub in Kearny in 2021.
- Opened a commercial smart farm on a former industrial brownfield in Bethlehem in May 2022.
- Reported distribution in more than 1,000 grocery stores in May 2022.
- Launched a two-cultivar strawberry tasting pack in March 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2023-11** — Layoffs and a sharp valuation markdown were publicly reported amid financial stress.
- **2024-11** — Ceased operations after unsuccessful attempts to secure financing or sell the company.
- **2025-06** — Bethlehem equipment liquidation was announced; the auctioneer described a previous Kearny sale in March.
- **2025-11** — A liquidation sale was announced for equipment at the never-commissioned Locust Grove, Georgia facility.

## Links

- Website: https://boweryfarming.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bowery-farming/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/BoweryFarming
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boweryfarming/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boweryfarming/

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