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US: Texas Schools Tap Container Farms To Fill Cafeterias With Fresh Produce
Texas schools are using refrigerated freight containers converted into hydroponic farms as an extension of the classroom. At IDEA charter schools, students learn how to grow leafy greens and other vegetables, and deliver their harvests directly to the school cafeteria
US (MA): MIT Halts Work On The Controversial Open Agriculture Initiative Food Project
MIT has closed down much of its Open Agriculture Initiative following allegations of academic dishonesty and improper dumping of wastewater, according to an article published in the NY Times
Nova Scotia: Growing Local For A Greener Campus
Eating local is now easier and greener at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The Growcer is an out-of-the-box local food solution located steps away from the dining hall
Health Check Kids: Leafy Green Machine Planted At West Warwick High School
With permission and funding from the school district, a 40-foot climate-controlled container was planted just outside the cafeteria doors more than a year ago. And that's when the science department got on board
VIDEO: Boys & Girls Club Introduces Kids To Hydroponic Farming
The Freight Farm will allow students to learn about science and agriculture. It will also act as revenue for the BGCCA
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Western Dakota Tech Saves The Agriculture Industry By Working Indoors
USDA grants $50,000 to Western Dakota Tech to expand their aquaponics project from a small closet to a bigger facility. With agriculture being one of the leading industries in the state and frequent weather changes, Bryan Mitchell said indoor methods can help preserve the agriculture industry
US: Texas Schools Tap ‘Container Farms’ To Fill Cafeterias With Fresh Produce
Texas schools are using refrigerated freight containers converted into hydroponic farms as an extension of the classroom
US: New York State - Youths Get Hands-On Lessons In Food Production
The equivalent of a 2-acre farm that grows 500 heads of lettuce a week hides inside a 40-foot-long metal box in a parking lot near the police station in downtown Troy
Indoor-Farming Company Square Roots Expands Into Michigan
Square Roots, an indoor seed-to-sales urban farm headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, will open its newest indoor farm at the Gordon Food Service headquarters in Wyoming, Michigan
US: Colorado - Students At Mountain Vista High School Were Ready To Start The Year By Getting Their Hands Dirty Via The Agricultural Business Course
For the past two years classes and interns have operated the Mountain Vista Farm, which utilizes a hydroponic growing system called the Leafy Green Machine
Students In Medical Schools Across The Country Spend Less Than 1 Percent of Lecture Time Learning About Diet
Poor diet continues to be one of the biggest contributors to chronic disease and mortality in the U.S., killing one in five Americans every year
VIDEO: Vertical Microgreens Farmer Interviews Nick Greens
Hello everyone! Visiting Vertical Farm On The West Side Of Chicago And Getting Interviewed By Shanquell The Grower
US - Alabama: Auburn University Commercial Aquaponics Workshop - November 11-13, 2019
The Workshop will be held November 11-13, 2019 at the Auburn University E.W. Shell Fisheries Station located at AL-147, Auburn, Al 36830
US - Massachusetts: Hydroponic Farm Grows At Framingham High School
Via a mobile app, staff can monitor the crops, adjust the pink ultraviolet light, and prompt a light rain without setting foot inside the farm. A webcam even snaps a photo every three minutes, so they can see changes as they happen. If any crop’s reading falls outside of the target range, the app will send a notification
Farming Food In A Freight Container
An old shipping container arrived on campus last fall. From the outside, it was an innocuous-looking, beige structure that might have fallen out of the sky. The inside, however, contains one of the most innovative farming systems in the world
Rochester Institute of Technology: New "AgTech" Cropping Up On Campus
RIT recently hired its first-ever farmer, David Brault. Brault, a native of Irondequoit, New York and a University of Vermont graduate in Horticulture, is now taking care of leafy greens and herbs grown on-site in RIT’s new hydroponic container farm. The farm is located in a 40-by-8-by-9.5-foot up-cycled shipping container just behind the Campus Center
Square Roots & Gordon Food Service Open Michigan Indoor Farm
The modular indoor farm, sited on less than two acres of the Gordon Food Service headquarters property, was almost immediately in production following construction completion earlier this month