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AeroFarms, an indoor vertical farming company and a leading supplier of microgreens to the U.S. retail market, today announced that the company is continuing to operate and supply microgreens to customers and shoppers.

AeroFarms, the leading supplier of microgreens to the U.S. retail market, today announced the launch of its newest microgreen: Micro Bok Choy. AeroFarms Micro Bok Choy is the first of its kind in U.S. retail, delivering a unique and versatile flavor for everyday meals. The mild and sweet flavor of Micro Bok Choy serves as a perfect complement to sandwiches, stir-fries, smoothies, and tacos, while its texture and bite-size appeal create an ideal lettuce substitute for center-of-the-plate salad greens. The company’s new microgreen is available for purchase at leading retailers nationwide, including Whole Foods Market, Giant Food, and H Mart.

Announces New Leadership to Drive Profitability

Hires Operations-Veteran Josh Ballard to be the New Plant Manager of its Danville, Virginia Indoor Vertical Farming Operations to Drive Continued Expansion

Company To Pursue Sale of Business Under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code; Group of Existing Investors to Serve as Stalking Horse Bidder and $10 Million Debtor-in-Possession Financing Secured to Support Ongoing Operations and Chapter 11 Process as Focus Continues on Danville Virginia Farm and Microgreens Products

The Award Honors AeroFarms’ Chef-Collaborated Online Cooking Series and Commitment to Drive Unique Digital Consumer Activations

Doubles availability + number of stores at Walmart and over 35% increase at Stop & Shop stores

AeroFarms Files for Chapter 11 Protection; Expects to Emerge Stronger in Coming Months; Remains Focused on Applying its Proprietary Indoor Vertical Farming Technology to Deliver its Award-Winning Specialty Greens to Customers

Official Ribbon Cutting for AeroFarms Award-winning Community Vertical Farms Program and School Curriculum; Providing Over 5,000 Annual Servings of Local, Fresh Food

Award-winning AeroFarms microgreens now available at all Amazon Fresh stores, building on national success of industry-first Whole Foods Market partnership

Increases Availability for AeroFarms Award-Winning Specialty Greens

New Jersey Commercial Operations will transfer to Danville, Virginia

AeroFarms Is Honored to Receive The Inaugural Controlled Environment Agriculture Month Proclamation from Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin as AeroFarms Operational Expansion Continues

Robert Ferla and John Freitas join AeroFarms as Vice President of Customer Logistics & Demand Planning and Head of Food Service, Respectively

Abu Dhabi, UAE, Feb. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

PIF and US-based AeroFarms plan to build and operate in Saudi Arabia the largest indoor vertical farm of its kind in the MENA region, utilizing the latest technologies with an annual production capacity of up to 1.1 million kgs of crops

AeroFarms’ Award-Winning Community Farms Program Expands to Provide Over 50,000 Servings of Local, Fresh Food and Empower STEAM Career Education for local school communities

Indoor vertical farm expansion with Qatar Free Zones and Doha Venture Capital to scale AeroFarms proprietary smart AgTech to meet year-round growing appetite in Qatar for fresh and locally grown leafy greens

Industry first for indoor grower to be part of Whole Foods Market Global Planogram

AeroFarms is proud to be honored as one of only 54 global companies to make Fortune’s Change The World List of “doing well by doing good”.

Dream Holdings, Inc. (“AeroFarms”), a certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, and Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. (“Spring Valley”) (Nasdaq: SV, SVSVW, SVSVU), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that both companies have mutually agreed to terminate their previously announced agreement and plan of merger (the “Business Combination Agreement”), effective immediately.

AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced that it is expanding this Fall its distribution of leafy greens to more than 350 Stop & Shop Stores across the Northeast and New England regions including New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. (“Spring Valley”) (Nasdaq: SV, SVSVW, SVSVU) and Dream Holdings, Inc. (“AeroFarms”) today provided an update on the closing process and related timeline for their previously announced business combination, which was approved by shareholders on August 30, 2021. Both parties are continuing to work diligently toward the transaction. Per the transaction agreements, absent any termination, the parties are permitted up to 30 additional days, expiring October 24, 2021 to close the transaction. Upon closing, the combined company’s stock and warrants would trade under the ticker symbols “ARFM” and “ARFMW”, respectively.

Goose Island UK and AeroFarms®, a certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming have unveiled today Hail Hydro - a brand new session IPA made from groundbreaking hydroponic hops grown indoors by AeroFarms, who is focused on elevating agriculture around the world and helping address some of our most pressing agriculture supply-chain challenges.

AeroFarms®, a certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced that it is a winner of PRODUCE BUSINESS’s 33rd Annual Marketing Excellence Awards. PRODUCE BUSINESS has been leading produce industry coverage for over three decades, and their annual 2021 Marketing Excellence Awards recognize the outstanding, results-driven work by different companies throughout the industry.

Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. (“Spring Valley”) (Nasdaq: SV, SVSVW, SVSVU) today announced the results for the ten proposals considered and voted upon by its shareholders at its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on August 30, 2021 (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”). Spring Valley reported that all of the proposals related to the previously announced business combination agreement between Spring Valley and Dream Holdings, Inc. (“AeroFarms”) were approved by the Spring Valley shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting. A Form 8-K disclosing the full voting results has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today provided the following business update from Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, David Rosenberg.

As part of ongoing efforts to build a more resilient and sustainable cocoa sector, Cargill has entered a multi-year research agreement with vertical farming pioneer and leader AeroFarms aimed at improving cocoa bean yields and developing more climate-resilient farming practices.

AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced its plan to expand to the Midwest region as part of a project with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the St. Louis Controlled Environment Agriculture Coalition (STLCEA) to demonstrate innovative strategies to minimize the environmental footprint of indoor agriculture. The greater St. Louis MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was selected as a key market and innovation hub for indoor vertical farming and AgTech development.

Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SV) (“Spring Valley” or “the Company”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, reminds its holders of common stock to vote in favor of the Company’s proposed business combination with AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, and the related proposals to be voted upon at the Company’s virtual Extraordinary General Meeting (the “Special Meeting”) on August 20, 2021.

AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced participation in two upcoming events where its executive management team will discuss its differentiated technological capabilities, including its partnership with Nokia Bell Labs to advance next generation AI-enabled plant vision technology.

AeroFarms and Nokia Bell Labs today unveiled a groundbreaking multi-year partnership to combine their expertise and expand their joint capabilities in cutting-edge networking, autonomous systems, and integrated machine vision and machine learning technologies to identify and track plant interactions at the most advanced levels.

AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, will be participating in the Water Tower Research Virtual Fireside Chat Series on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 2:30 pm ET. The topic will be "Introduction to AeroFarms – The Technology-enabled Controlled Environment Agriculture Leader." Registration for the live event is limited, but the presentation may be accessed at any time after the event for replay.

AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, and Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SV) (“Spring Valley”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that the registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (File No. 333-255978), and relating to the previously announced merger of AeroFarms and Spring Valley, has been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Spring Valley will mail shareholders as of July 19, 2021 the definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Extraordinary General Meeting of Spring Valley Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”).

AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced that management will be presenting at the CJS Securities 21st Annual “New Ideas” Summer Virtual Investor Conference on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. The presentation will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET and will be webcast live from the Company's Investor Relations website at www.aerofarms.com/investors/.

AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced that it is expanding its line of leafy greens to include 5 new items: Baby Bok Choy-The New SpinachTM, Micro Arugula, Micro Broccoli, Micro Kale, and Micro Rainbow Mix.

AeroFarms, a certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced that AeroFarms AgX LTD, its wholly owned subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates (“AeroFarms AgX”), has started construction in Abu Dhabi on the company’s state-of-the art Research Center focused on the latest developments for indoor vertical farming, innovation, and AgTech.

AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced that management will be presenting at the following investor conferences in June:

AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced that management will be presenting at the BMO Capital Markets 16th Annual Farm to Market Conference on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The presentation will begin at 3:20 p.m. ET and will be webcasted live from the Company's Investor Relations website at www.aerofarms.com/investors/.

AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced that it is expanding its retail presence in the Northeast with current long-time customers – Whole Foods, FreshDirect, and Amazon Fresh, – and in the Mid Atlantic region with Walmart. AeroFarms will also be working with Baldor Specialty Foods for retail and food service.

AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, and Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SV) (“Spring Valley”), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement"), which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus of Spring Valley in connection with the proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) with AeroFarms. The Registration Statement contains information about the proposed Business Combination, including a business overview, terms of the transaction, pro-forma financial information and risk factors.

AeroFarms, a certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced that it is the recipient of the 2021 CEA Brand Excellence Award. The award recognizes AeroFarms’ leadership in the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry across North America, honoring the CEA brand “that has recently dominated on store shelves.”

AeroFarms, a certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced a new brand identity for AeroFarms and the rebranding of its Dream Greens® retail brand to AeroFarms®, uniting its mission and activities under one fresh, powerful identify that celebrates its leadership for indoor vertical farming and a brighter future for all.

AeroFarms, a certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced the ground breaking of its second commercial indoor vertical farm in Danville-Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

AeroFarms, a certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced that the Company has received its certificate of occupancy for expansion of its global headquarters in Newark, New Jersey. To support its corporate expansion, AeroFarms recently completed the build out of an additional 25,000 square-feet at its headquarters for new office space and more expansive R&D and Innovation Centers of Excellence.