No. At Shady Oaks we strive to grow the cleanest produce available by employing the best controlled environment agricultural (CEA) practices to exclude any potential pathogen(be it bacteria, fungus, arthropod ect..) from the growing environment. Since we work hard to ensure these pathogens never enter the growing environment we have never needed to spray our plants.

Vertical farming is a method of growing produce in stacked layers, rather than in traditional agricultural fields. It has many benefits, including reduced resource consumption, less environmental degradation, and high annual productivity and product quality.

Vertical indoor farming at Shady Oaks, LLC has many benefits, including: produce arriving to market quicker for higher quality and less waste, highly reproducible and predictable plant yields, high traceability throughout our supply chain, highly sanitary growing and storage conditions, and longer shelf life.

At Shady Oaks, LLC, our produce is grown in vertically stacked layers in a controlled environment. This allows us to monitor and adjust variables such as temperature, light, and humidity, resulting in high-quality produce.

Shady Oaks, LLC offers a variety of produce, including leafy greens, herbs, and microgreens.

The biggest drawback to the growth of vertical farming is the high upfront costs associated with setting up the system. However, the long-term benefits of vertical farming can outweigh the initial costs.