Revolutionizing Urban Farming
At BioDome, we grow fresh, flavorful fruits, vegetables, herbs, and microgreens in self-sustaining indoor farms designed for cities. Our mission is simple: to feed people, promote health, and create stronger, more resilient communities. With modular, rooftop-friendly units and cutting-edge automation, we bring sustainable, chemical-free produce closer to you—reducing food miles, waste, and carbon footprints. Together, we’re transforming America’s food systems, one BioDome at a time.
We Grow Fresh Produce and Reduce Carbon Emissions at the Same Time
BioDome was founded originally in order to reduce carbon emissions in the agriculture industry by removing the shipping and processing steps. We have the ability to bring food production to places otherwise thought impossible, creating better localized supply chains, greener communities, and access to fresh food. We aim to eliminate food deserts in the US, and while that is a tall ask with many logistical hurdles, we have to strive to have as much of an impact as possible. We want to bring people the type of healthy food that will not only allow them to survive, but to actually thrive.
Sustainable Indoor Farming Greenhouses
BioDome is powered by solar energy, collects its own rainwater, and uses a series of computer systems to monitor and optimize plant growth. We build BioDomes in urban areas, partnering with schools, universities, office buildings, and communities to provide people in the area with fresh, beyond organic produce to promote a healthy lifestyle and reduce carbon impact.
How BioDome Gets Its Power
Each BioDome is powered mostly by solar energy. It is able to offset upwards of 65% of the energy the BioDome consumes on a daily basis.
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How BioDome Collects Water
BioDome has a proprietary rainwater collection, filtration, and water reutilization system which allows it to support all the watering needs of the plants within it with no need for external water. The units can last for weeks to months without rainfall.
Let's Talk ProduceFully Automated Grow Process
Each BioDome uses a computer system which monitors and grows plants by itself, controlling lighting, temperature, watering, and humidity. This controlled environment system (CEA), coupled with the other vertical farming techniques in place make BioDomes extremely efficient, and they call for minimal labor to operate.
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How Do BioDome 'Produce Drops' Work?
Produce will be picked weekly and people on our email or SMS text list will be notified what is available for that weeks 'produce drop'. Produce distribution will go as follows:
Produce Is Picked
Every week our beyond organic, fresh produce is picked at peak ripeness.
Produce Notification
People on our 'produce drop' list will receive an email notifying them what is available that week. Reserve your produce fast. Produce will only be available for a maximum of 2 days or when it sells out in order to preserve to integrity and freshness of our fruits and vegetables.
Produce Is Distributed
Once you reserve your produce, you will have up to 2 days to pick it up at our nearest facility. Produce can also be picked up at designated times at our designated delivery zones, which will be released weekly along with the list of produce available.
Produce Will Be Picked & Distributed On A Weekly Basis
What Types Of Fruits & Veggies Can We Cultivate With BioDome?
BioDome grows almost all fruits, vegetables, herbs, or microgreens that can be grown in soil based agricultural methods. We focus on specialty, high-quality heirloom fruits and vegetables using only organic seeds and going above and beyond to ensure our produce not only meets, but goes beyond organic standards. Here's what we're growing now in a BioDome near you:
Turning Rooftops Into Sustainable Food Sources For Communities
BioDome does not grow any fruits or vegetables that grow on trees due to size restrictions. We also do not grow root vegetables such as potatoes, onions, and carrots as they are not as efficient in our systems. BioDome is happy to do specialty produce for restaurants upon request.
You've Got Questions - We've Got Answers
If you can't find an answer to your question here, please contact us in our contact submission form at the bottom of the page and we will get back to you. Thank you!
BioDomes are engineered to be rooftop attachable, and follow the same codes and guidelines as AC and HVAC units that are installed on commercial rooftops all the time.
BioDomes are mostly computer automated, but for things we can't automate such as pruning, pollinating, and harvesting produce, a BioDome team member will come by weekly to take care of those functions.
A produce drop is our weekly announcement about what produce is available in your area from BioDome. Once we send out the notification to people on our email or SMS list, you will have 2 days to reserve and pick up your produce either from our location in Pennsauken, NJ or at a designated produce pick-up spot (which will be announced weekly with the produce drop).
You can pick up your produce at our main facility in Pennsauken, NJ or you can pick it up at a weekly designated pick up location. These locations will be announced weekly with our produce drop, so make sure you're signed up for our mailing list to receive email or text notifications about produce available and where to pick up. Our pick up locations will be distributed in the greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey area.
You simply sign up to be on our mailing list for 'produce drops'. Then you will receive a text or email each week letting you know exactly what is available. Act fast, because once a produce drop comes out, you will only have 2 days to reserve and pick up your produce. This ensures you are getting the best quality, freshest produce available each time.
If you are a restaurant or grocery store, please reach out to us in the contact form at the bottom of the page of this website and let us know what quantity and type of produce you would like and a member of the BioDome team will contact you to see how we can accommodate your needs. If you are not a restaurant or grocery store, we do not take specialty produce requests, but we would love to hear your feedback. If there is a produce item that you'd like to see us grow in the future, let us know in the contact submission form at the bottom of the page and we will grow popular requested items in our next grow cycle.
Most people are familiar with the 'organic' label, but are not aware that there are actually 2 different organic labels. The tow labels are 'organic' and 'USDA certified organic'. The 'organic' label is for products that claim to use the approved methods of production or cultivation or have a critical mass of organic ingredients. The 'USDA certified organic' label is given out by the USDA certifying that a producer meets all of the necessary organic requirements. At BioDome, we go a step beyond. We not only meet the USDA organic standards, but we exceed them, as the only thing to ever touch our produce is water and nutrients. We have full transparency about our growing processes because we believe that food should be healthy, clean, and delicious.
BioDome's produce is not organic or USDA certified organic. We had to create our own classification of 'beyond organic' because we not only meet the USDA organic guidelines, but we exceed them. We cannot receive the USDA certified organic label because we grow our plants using hydroponics. That's a fancy way of saying we don't use soil. Our plants grow using just water, nutrients, and science. Since the USDA certified organic guidelines currently dictate plants must be grown in soil, we are ineligible for the certification despite exceeding all other aspects of the certification. The only things to ever come in contact with our plants are water and nutrients, making us the cleanest, freshest produce you'll ever taste.
We use a combination of hydroponics and grow lights to grow plants fully indoors. Our plants don't need any soil, our hydroponics system allows plants to grow using just water and nutrients. This allows us to grow out-of-season produce locally all year long using climate control systems. Having our plants inside also means we don't have to worry about pests, meaning we don't have to use any chemicals or pesticides.
A Fresh Approach To Business
BioDome units can add value and improve efficiency in a wide number of industries and verticals. Here are a couple of the more popular industries utilizing BioDome.
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