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New Vertical Farming System Being Franchised

Western Canada’s grocery and food service industries are eagerly waiting for the final commissioning of Trusted Freshness™ Ltd. Canada’s newest vertical farming enterprise. The 37,000 sq. ft. growing facility in Leduc is going through the final steps before launching its commercial operation.

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What’s It Like to Be a Vertical Farmer?

You’ve probably seen enough videos and photos of vertical farms: Racks and racks, levels and levels within LED-lit warehouses, growing ‘perfect’ produce year-in, year-out. You might see a white-jacketed figure in the distance, tiny against the equipment. The focus is firmly on the technology, not the people.

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How Is Our Culture Changing The Way We Eat?

One trend that has been gaining popularity across the country with a variety of people, including millennials, is locally sourced produce.

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Quick Guide On Grow Lights

Grow lights are the most important environmental element affecting plant growth and development because the selection of grow lights can have a remarkable effect on the costs, operational costs, and quality of plants in your indoor grow room.

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NYC Passes New Urban Agriculture Bill

The New York City council passed a bill today that will create the city’s first centralized digital hub meant specifically for urban agriculture. This hub will be run entirely by the city and will hopefully be seen as a resource for both new and established businesses.

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The 7 Reasons Indoor Vertical Farming Is Sustainable

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BrightFarms Named to Inc. Magazine’s Top 10 Most Successful Startups in Food List

BrightFarms has been named to Inc. Magazine’s list of the top 10 most successful startups in the food and beverage industry. Featured among brands such as Halo Top and Chef’s Cut Real Jerky, BrightFarms was the only fresh produce brand to make the list.

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How Does Aeroponics Work? (A Beginner's Guide)

Aeroponics is a subset of hydroponic gardening where plant roots grow in a moist, airy environment.

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AeroFarms and Dell Team Up to Revolutionize Farming with IoT

AeroFarms has said it is trying to transform agriculture using technology to build more sustainable, more environmentally responsible and higher producing farms throughout the world, with a focus on local, meaning within 100 miles of the eater.

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Constantinides, School Officials Open First Hydroponic Science Labs in District

As part of New York City Council Member Costa Constantinides’ initiative to invest in science learning spaces, he and school officials today celebrated the opening of the first hydroponic science lab in the district.

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Former Polartec Plant to Become "Industrial Innovation Hub"

The industrial facility that once housed the Polartec textile plant is in for a makeover. On Saturday, its new owner — California-based real estate broker Jitender Makkar — welcomed city and state officials onto the factory floor to unveil his plans for the facility, which he has given a new moniker: IndusPAD.

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Subway Operator Tokyo Metro Embarks In New Direction: Hydroponic Vegetable Farming

Under the name "Tokyo Salad," the company is growing lettuce, assorted salad greens, and even herbs at a facility approximately a seven-minute walk from Nishi-kasai Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line.

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Vertical Farming is on The Rise In Abbotsford British Columbia

Nick Brusatore, CEO of the farm’s developer, Vertical Designs Ltd., says that the project will consist of 32 towers, each 20 feet tall and housed in a 35-foot tall building. The farm is estimated to cost between $2.5 and $2.7 million.

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SproutsIO

The SproutsIO device features a high efficiency LED lamp head, a basin that combines hydroponic and aeroponic technologies, and sensors that monitor both the environment and the plant’s health.

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Menasha's Fork Farms is Changing The Face of Farming -- And Helping Schools, Pantries

Fork Farms is a small, young, agriculture technology company that manufactures plastic hydroponic growing modules.

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Kids Speak on Vertically Building a Sustainable Future

According to Dr. Despommier, many producers have already adapted this growing technique, using it to grow an abundance of vegetables, including tomatoes, spinach and kale.

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Could Indoor Farming Help Address Future Food Shortages?

By 2050, Earth’s population is expected to rise to 10 billion, while the resources on the planet continue to shrink. Researchers in the Netherlands are experimenting with one way to feed more people with less: growing crops indoors.