Hydroponics, Farming IGrow PreOwned 5/12/18 Hydroponics, Farming IGrow PreOwned 5/12/18

Hydroponics: Pros and Cons of Hydroponic Gardening

Hydroponic farming is one of the most misrepresented farming methods around the world. I mean, it sounds like an alien if not a futuristic concept growing food without a single grain of soil.

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Greenhouse, Farming, Education IGrow PreOwned 5/11/18 Greenhouse, Farming, Education IGrow PreOwned 5/11/18

India - June 4-8, Pune: 3rd Greenhouse & Hydroponic Technical Management Course

Delish Veggies, Graeme Smith Consulting and Future Farms have announced the 3rd Greenhouse and Hydroponic Training Program in Pune, India, after their two training courses in 2017.
 

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Urban, Farming IGrow PreOwned 5/10/18 Urban, Farming IGrow PreOwned 5/10/18

Eco-Friendly East Austin Community Turns Homeowners Into Urban Farmers

Lettuce, an urban farmer, has teamed up with Whisper Valley to manage organic gardens that grow fresh, nutritious, food on-site and deliver it right to residents' doorsteps.

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Urban, Farming IGrow PreOwned 5/10/18 Urban, Farming IGrow PreOwned 5/10/18

Malaysia Aims To Double Its Urban Farming Communities To 20,000 By 2020

The government aims to create 20,000 urban farming communities around the country by the year 2020. Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said to date there are around 11,000 urban farming communities around the country.

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Greenhouse, Farming IGrow PreOwned 5/10/18 Greenhouse, Farming IGrow PreOwned 5/10/18

Tradepoint Atlantic Welcomes Gotham Greens to Sparrows Point

From steel to greens: leading urban agriculture company expands to Baltimore with 100,000-square-foot state-of-the-art greenhouse facility at historic steel mill.

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Greenhouse, Farming, LED IGrow PreOwned 5/10/18 Greenhouse, Farming, LED IGrow PreOwned 5/10/18

LumiGrow Supplies LED Fixtures to Lettuce Work Foundation Greenhouses

LEDs continue to thrive in horticultural lighting applications as a new lettuce-growing installation attests. LumiGrow has announced that the Lettuce Work Foundation in New Albany, OH has installed Pro 325e fixtures in its lettuce greenhouses that both provide fresh produce to local consumers year-round and aid young adults with autism in entering the workforce

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Urban, Farming, Microgreen IGrow PreOwned 5/8/18 Urban, Farming, Microgreen IGrow PreOwned 5/8/18

Urban Growing Tips

Microgreens have become "the thing" to grow while urban growing. There's a ton of secrets popping up everywhere. It most likely explains the big leap in interest among new growers under age 34.

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Innovation, Farming, Technology, Software IGrow PreOwned 5/8/18 Innovation, Farming, Technology, Software IGrow PreOwned 5/8/18

Smithers-Oasis Company Announces Partnership With Agrilyst

Smithers-Oasis Company, a worldwide leader in providing solutions throughout the plant and flower supply chain from propagation to consumer, announces its partnership with Agrilyst, leading provider of a software as a service (SaaS) product for greenhouses and vertical farms that allows growers to track crops, labor, inventory and other metrics.

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Urban, Farming, Audio, Food Desert IGrow PreOwned 5/7/18 Urban, Farming, Audio, Food Desert IGrow PreOwned 5/7/18

Urban Farm Tax Credit Plan Gets Illinois House Approval

The Illinois House has voted to allow tax breaks for those who take vacant land and use it for urban farming. The aim is to give an economic boost to the state’s low-income areas.

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Residential, Farming, Microgreens IGrow PreOwned 5/6/18 Residential, Farming, Microgreens IGrow PreOwned 5/6/18

Growing Microgreens At Home

Are you interested in growing microgreens at home?

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Urban, Farming, Food Desert IGrow PreOwned 5/6/18 Urban, Farming, Food Desert IGrow PreOwned 5/6/18

Homes Or Gardens? Developers And Urban Farmers Grapple Over Vacant Land

Vacant lots dot lower-income neighborhoods across the country. In many cities, urban growers have planted in those lots, repurposing abandoned city land into gardens with farmers markets and healthy food.

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Urban, Farming, Education IGrow PreOwned 5/4/18 Urban, Farming, Education IGrow PreOwned 5/4/18

Urban Agriculture 2018 - 1st International Conference On Urban Agriculture And City Sustainability

The aim of the Conference is to review and discuss ways in which urban agriculture can contribute to achieving sustainable cities.

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Urban, Sustainability, Farming IGrow PreOwned 4/27/18 Urban, Sustainability, Farming IGrow PreOwned 4/27/18

All Aboard The Urban Farm

The floors are lined with pot plants, tomato vines, and coriander leaves. Hanging baskets swing from the handrails and the driver’s seat is blanketed in a green layer of mint, basil, and thyme. Upstairs, the deck is filled with a fine, ultrasonic mist. 

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Garden, Farming IGrow PreOwned 4/26/18 Garden, Farming IGrow PreOwned 4/26/18

The Rise Of The Agrihood: Farmscape Helps Companies And Communities Grow Their Own

Imagine, you come home from work, head out into the garden and pick your salad for supper. Or how about swinging past the neighborhood urban farm at the weekend and pick some fruit for Sunday lunch.

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Urban, Farming IGrow PreOwned 4/25/18 Urban, Farming IGrow PreOwned 4/25/18

How You Can Respond to Complex Consumer Demands for Fresh Veggies

Demand for greenhouse-grown produce is steadily rising, with sales in the U.S. expected to reach more than $4 billion by 2020, according to a report by Rabobank’s Food & Agribusiness Research & Advisory group.

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Organic, Hydroponic, Farming IGrow PreOwned 4/25/18 Organic, Hydroponic, Farming IGrow PreOwned 4/25/18

Vermont Tomato Farmer Leads Defense of Organic Principles 

For farms large and small, the right to use the label "organic" is crucial. In fact, the stakes could not be higher, economically and environmentally.

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Farming IGrow PreOwned 4/23/18 Farming IGrow PreOwned 4/23/18

Fungi Fun: NJ Whole Foods Features An In-Store Mushroom Farm

A new Whole Foods Market store in Bridgewater, New Jersey, is growing oyster mushrooms in a small display farm right in the produce section, according to Supermarket News. The farm will grow about 120 pounds of mushrooms each week. 

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Urban, Farming IGrow PreOwned 4/21/18 Urban, Farming IGrow PreOwned 4/21/18

There’s An Urban Farm Hiding In Brookline Village

Unbeknownst to passersby as they make their way down Route 9 by Brookline Village, is that tucked away in one of the tall, grey buildings that line the road are vibrant microgreens, growing in carefully maintained grow tents.

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Hydroponic, Farming IGrow PreOwned 4/20/18 Hydroponic, Farming IGrow PreOwned 4/20/18

More African Farms Turning To Hydroponics

As climate change begins to pose new challenges for conventional outdoor food production methods, hydroponic farming is fast gaining popularity in South Africa.

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Farming, Indoor Farming, Machine Learning IGrow PreOwned 4/20/18 Farming, Indoor Farming, Machine Learning IGrow PreOwned 4/20/18

Motorleaf Uses AI to Predict Crop Yields for Indoor Farmers & Greenhouse Growers

Between unpredictable weather, pests, and degrading soil quality, farming is an extremely difficult way to make a living. Indoor farming, though less weather-dependent, carries its own set of burdens.

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