Environmentally controlled vertical farming system

A plant growing system configured for high density crop growth and yield, the system comprising:

• an environmentally-controlled growing chamber;
• a vertical growth column located within the growing chamber, wherein the vertical growth column contains a plurality of vertically aligned hydroponic plant growth modules, each hydroponic plant growth module of the plurality of vertically aligned hydroponic plant growth modules containing a growth media, wherein each hydroponic plant growth module is individually detachable from the vertical growth column, each hydroponic plant growth module further comprising:
• a lateral growth opening configured to allow at least one growing crop plant to grow through the lateral growth opening in a lateral direction of growth;
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• an upper opening and a lower opening, the upper opening and the lower opening configured to allow an aqueous crop nutrient solution to flow therethrough;
• a light emitting source positioned laterally from the vertical growth column and laterally from the plurality of vertically aligned hydroponic plant growth modules and laterally from the lateral growth opening of each of the hydroponic plant growth modules contained within the vertical growth column, the light emitting source configured to emit light toward the lateral growth opening of each of the hydroponic plant growth modules contained within the vertical growth column;
• a nutrient supply system configured to direct the aqueous crop nutrient solution to the plurality of vertically aligned hydroponic plant growth modules, wherein the aqueous crop nutrient solution flows through the upper opening and the lower opening of each of the plurality of vertically aligned hydroponic plant growth modules contained within the vertical growth column;
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• an airflow source configured to direct airflow away from the lateral growth opening in the lateral growth direction of growth and through an under-canopy of the growing crop plant so as to disturb a boundary layer of the under-canopy of the growing crop plant.