New Affordable Bronx Development Will Feature a Rooftop Aquaponics Greenhouse

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New Affordable Bronx Development Will Feature a Rooftop Aquaponics Greenhouse

To connect its residents to nature, the building will be covered in carbon sequestering plants and have an operational rooftop greenhouse where residents will be able to raise fresh fish and produce, partake in healthy cooking demos, and enjoy a community playground.

IGrow PreOwned 12/1/17 IGrow PreOwned 12/1/17

Pioneers of Organic Farming Are Threatening to Leave The Program

At issue was whether a booming generation of hydroponic, aquaponic and aeroponic farms — which grow plants in nutrients without using soil, frequently indoors — could continue to sell their produce under the “organic” label.

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How to Feed a Hungry City

How does Toronto's garden grow? With fish farms, rooftop planters and vegetable patches all in a row. The city has become a leader in urban agriculture, but there's worry public awareness is lagging as new projects struggle to take root

IGrow PreOwned 11/27/17 IGrow PreOwned 11/27/17

Made-in-Toronto Devices Aim to Make Indoor Gardening Simple

Aamar Khwaja is the founder of Modgarden , a modular indoor farming system, and his mission is to enable people to produce enough food to yield a salad a day.

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Winter Doesn't Faze 87,000-Square-Foot Aquaponics Farm in St. Paul

Pentair and Urban Organics are partners in this 87,000-square-foot indoor fish and produce farm in the old Schmidt brewery that provides greens and seafood for grocery stores, co-ops, and restaurants.

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NOSB Votes Not To Ban Hydroponics From Organic Certification

The U.S. National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has controversially voted against banning hydroponic and aquaponic crops being eligible for organic certification, in a move that has provoked strong opinions from the sector’s stakeholders.

IGrow PreOwned 11/22/17 IGrow PreOwned 11/22/17

Three Startups That Wowed Jack Ma And Won Alibaba's Backing

After hearing 600 pitches spanning fintech and robotics to healthy aging, three startups will share US$3 million in backing from an entrepreneurs fund set up by billionaire Jack Ma.

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Pioneers of Organic Farming Are Threatening to Leave The Program They Helped Create

The pioneers of the sustainable farming movement are mourning what they call the downfall of the organic program, following a Wednesday night vote by a group of government farming advisers that could determine the future of the $50 billion organic industry.

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NOSB Votes to Keep Organic Certification For hydroponic And Aquaponic Product

The National Organic Standards Board rejected a series of proposals that would have revoked the organic certifications of growers who incorporate container, hydroponic and aquaponic production tools in their farms and production locations.

IGrow PreOwned 11/13/17 IGrow PreOwned 11/13/17

FreshBox Farms’ CEO Welcomes Organic Ruling, but...

Sonia Lo, CEO of FreshBox Farms, the nation’s largest modular vertical farm, welcomes the new ruling, but notes that consumers already are moving “beyond organic.”

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Organic Hydroponics At The Grocery Store. What Are Those, Anyway?

While proponents of vertical farming rejoice, organic farmers who pioneered the movement are crestfallen (just see this eulogy from Radiance Dairy founder Francis Thicke). People are split on whether or not the decision a good idea, but pretty much everyone who cares agrees it’s a big deal.

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Making The Case for Hydroponics and Aquaponics as USDA Organic Certified

A look back at how the Coalition for Sustainable Organics has worked to keep hydroponics and aquaponics as USDA organic-certified production methods.

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Why Eating Local Produce Just Got More Innovative

Sustainable Harvesters grow their produce in a greenhouse without the use of chemicals or pesticides.

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Green in the Desert: Local Farmer Captures Carbon to Grow Food, Feed Community

“The regenerative way is to work with nature, instead of against it,” he said. “Our philosophy is that the best food comes from the best soil, so most of our focus and attention is on enriching or enhancing the soil that we have.”

IGrow PreOwned 11/10/17 IGrow PreOwned 11/10/17

NOSB Votes To Continue to Allow Hydroponics Under US National Organic Program

The controversial decision follows two lengthy consultations on the subject and is set against a backdrop of nationwide protests against the inclusion of hydroponics and other non-soil growing techniques in organic standards.

IGrow PreOwned 11/9/17 IGrow PreOwned 11/9/17

No Changes to Organic Standards For Containers, Hydroponics and Aquaponics

The members of the NOSB voted on Wednesday by a margin of 8 to 7 to reject the proposals to make Hydroponic and Aquaponic production methods prohibited practices under the USDA organic standards.

IGrow PreOwned 11/8/17 IGrow PreOwned 11/8/17

USDA Advisory Board Blocks Ban Against Using Hydroponics In Organic Farming

Hydroponics is one of the fastest-growing fields in agriculture today. By growing plants in water and "feeding" them solutions of nutrients they need, crops can grow at higher yields over a faster period of time while drastically reducing water consumption and land space.

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A Growing Battle in The $47 Billion Organic Food Industry Could Fundamentally Change The Program — And Some Farmers Are Worried

The National Organic Standards Board, an advisory committee to the US Department of Agriculture, voted to allow some crops grown hydroponically and aquaponically to have organic labels.

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Co-Founder of The East London Start-up, Tom Webster, Explains how He is Spearheading Aquaponic Farming in The UK

We started out by creating the GrowUp box, a demonstration system that we built in a shipping container at London Bridge, then, in 2015, we moved to Unit 84, at London Industrial Park in Beckton, and built our first farm.

IGrow PreOwned 11/1/17 IGrow PreOwned 11/1/17

Can Food Still Be Organic If It's Grown Without Soil?

A crucial battle in a long-brewing conflict over organic farming could come Wednesday as an influential government panel meets to discuss whether soil is an essential element of organic farming.