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EAT LOCAL + HEALTHIER + GREENER + FRESHER

As Americans increasingly reject cheap, processed food and embrace high-quality, responsibly-sourced nutrition, hyper-local farming is having a moment

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Our Current Food System Can Feed Only 3.4 Billion People Sustainably

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Keeping A Close Eye On Ice Loss

A few months ago, the GRACE mission’s two Earth observation satellites burnt up in the atmosphere. Although this loss was planned, for the experts at the Alfred Wegener Institute it left a considerable gap in monitoring ice loss in the Antarctic and Greenland.

IGrow PreOwned 3/16/18 IGrow PreOwned 3/16/18

As The Organic Movement Fractures, Farmers And Food Companies Are Redefining The Standard They Built

Meet the new "organic-plus" certifications developed by a movement's discontents, from Patagonia to Dr. Bronner's. But how many certifications are too many—and will anyone be able to understand the difference?

IGrow PreOwned 2/15/18 IGrow PreOwned 2/15/18

What If We Could Grow Delicious, Nutrient-Dense Food, Indoors Anywhere In The World?

Caleb Harper, director of the Open Agriculture Initiative at the MIT Media Lab, wants to change the food system by connecting growers with technology.

IGrow PreOwned 2/13/18 IGrow PreOwned 2/13/18

Introduce Vertical Farming by Hydroponics and Aquaponics in Dry Arid Regions of India

It is known for everyone in India that the farming communities of the dry and arid regions of Central India mostly in the regions of Bundelkhand, Vidarbha and Marathwada have been struggling for a long time.

IGrow PreOwned 2/5/18 IGrow PreOwned 2/5/18

New Rooftop Farms Sprout Up In Singapore!

American Hydroponics (AmHydro) of Arcata, CA and ComCrop of Singapore are proud to announce the development of an 8-greenhouse rooftop farm to provide pesticide-free, sustainable food to this Island Nation.

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A Startup Is About To Build 300 Vertical Farms In China, Thanks In Part To Jeff Bezos

A Silicon Valley agriculture startup is preparing to build 300 vertical farms across China, propelled by investments from funds created by Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos and Alphabet executive chairman Eric Schmidt.

IGrow PreOwned 1/28/18 IGrow PreOwned 1/28/18

Official Opening of The World Horti Center

The World Horti Center will have its official Grand Opening on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in The Netherlands. The World Horti Center will introduce everyone to the concepts, values and core competencies important to their success.

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A Jeff Bezos-Backed Warehouse Farm Startup is Building 300 Indoor Farms Across China

Due to rising concerns surrounding food safety, middle-class Chinese consumers are increasingly willing to pay a premium for organic produce.

IGrow PreOwned 1/23/18 IGrow PreOwned 1/23/18

Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg to Visit West Africa

During the visit, Danielle Nierenberg will learn, document and write about agricultural traditions and innovations in Africa. A meeting with officials of the West and Central Africa Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF) is central to the visit.

IGrow PreOwned 1/18/18 IGrow PreOwned 1/18/18

U.S. Indoor Farming Startup Plenty Eyes Rollout In China, Japan

Ambitious U.S. indoor farming startup Plenty Inc is actively seeking urban sites for new farms in Chinese cities as part of a global drive to set up high-tech facilities growing organic vegetables in warehouses under banks of LED lights.

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The Next Great Plague Could Destroy Humanity | Hint: It Starts With The Food

Many scientists believe the next plague that could kill billions of people will find roots in the current food system. This is a largely unrecognized risk to the general population. Consider the scenario from this angle: with a human plague, a person could escape the infected area and remain relatively safe.

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Freight Farms Expands Reach to Asia

Freight Farms today announced Everlane as a new corporate partner, who plans to purchase and launch three Leafy Green Machines™ at Saitex, their LEED-certified denim factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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Growing Urban Agriculture

In Paris, post office workers have successfully raised chickens and grown vegetables on the rooftop of a mail-sorting center. In Chattanooga, the city council just loosened zoning rules to allow urban dwellers to keep livestock. And in Ekurhuleni, South Africa, an urban resident is successfully growing vegetables including chilies, spinach, and onions to supply restaurants.

IGrow PreOwned 10/23/17 IGrow PreOwned 10/23/17

First Indoor Vertical Farm in Slovenia

Slovenia has amazing nature with mountains, lakes, woods, rivers, good fertile land and clean fresh water. Sounds like a fairy-tale, but it is true.

IGrow PreOwned 10/18/17 IGrow PreOwned 10/18/17

Joburg Launches First Rooftop Farm Plan

The first commercial, rooftop small-scale farm has been launched in the Joburg CBD on the top floor of the 93-year-old Chamber of Mines building.

IGrow PreOwned 10/10/17 IGrow PreOwned 10/10/17

This Tiny Country Feeds the World

In a potato field near the Netherlands’ border with Belgium, Dutch farmer Jacob van den Borne is seated in the cabin of an immense harvester before an instrument panel worthy of the starship Enterprise.

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Bosses Of Google And Amazon Back Plenty In plan To Bring High-Tech Farm Warehouses To Feed Britain

The San Francisco company is in the midst of bringing in more investors to bankroll an aggressive global rollout. Chief executive Matt Barnard wants to open “farms” in the 500 cities around the world with at least 1m people, with that expansion arriving in Britain as soon as 2019.

IGrow PreOwned 9/22/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/22/17

Paris Embellishes Skyline With Organic Rooftop Farms

Aéromate is currently setting up a 180-square-metre farm, also on the roof of real estate group Tishman Speyer, at Place de la Bourse in central Paris, and is planning for a third commissioned by the City of Paris at the nearby Place de la République.