Farming In The City: DC’s Urban Agriculture Movement

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Farming In The City: DC’s Urban Agriculture Movement

Amidst the District’s hustle and bustle, green paradises breathe fresh air and deliciously colorful life into the otherwise grey and concrete landscape. For some, passion for urban farming comes from a deep love of an old hobby.

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Hydroponic Baby Greens Are ‘Clean From The Start’

As founder of Backyard Farms, Paul Sellew of Carlisle brought flavorful, greenhouse-grown tomatoes to the East Coast market.

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Does Indoor Farming Hold The Key To The Global Food And Nutrition Challenge? Indoor Farming Visionaries Gather For Major Summit In New York

The world is on the cusp of a global agri-food revolution, powered by technology innovation. Globally, we face enormous challenges of water scarcity, hunger and malnutrition as the traditional food supply chain struggles to feed a population set to grow by more than a third by 2050.

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Mucci Farms Awarded For Flavour At The 11th Annual Greenhouse Competition!

Mucci Farms announces that it has been awarded several top prizes at the 11th Annual Greenhouse Competition held at the Leamington Fair.

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NatureFresh™ Farms Takes Home People’s & Kids’ Choice Awards At Leamington Greenhouse Vegetable Competition

The Tomato Capital of Canada, Leamington, ON, hosted its 11th annual Greenhouse Vegetable Awards this past weekend at the Leamington Fair.

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Water of Plenty: Meet The Trio Practicing Soilless Farming in Delhi

Late last year, the company stopped consultancy work and turned its attention to developing their own farms. To consolidate operations, it shut down their research facilities and took up a five-acre plot in Manesar, where it grows different varieties of tomato, strawberries, lettuce, eggplants and pepper among other plants.

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First Road Trip - Opening the Greenhouse Education Center

There was no shortage of walking traffic in Toronto, which meant tons of visitors at the mobile greenhouse. They all tested our knowledge on the growing process of the plants, which I think was the best learning experience to solidify the knowledge we gained during orientation week.

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NASA Is Learning The Best Way To Grow Food In Space

Veggie’s experiments will continue in tandem with those of a brand-new Type-A companion, the Advanced Plant Habitat, an 18-inch-square self-sufficient laboratory with more than 180 sensors and automated watering.

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Edible Routes Launches Its New And Innovative ‘Farmlets’ Program

New Delhi based urban farming consultancy Edible Routes recently launched its new and innovative ‘Farmlets’ program. The program permits people from Delhi/NCR to rent their own little plot of land (‘farmlet’) in order to grow greens, vegetables, fruits and herbs for their own kitchens.

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The Farmhouse Launches UAE-Grown Pesticide-Free Produce

The Farmhouse has since signed its first major sales contract, partnering with Barakat Group to supply multiple product varieties. The produce will also be sold in supermarkets across the UAE. The Farmhouse is currently selling cucumbers, capsicums, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and zucchinis and has plans to expand its offering over time.

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Different Types of Microgreens Seeds

This blog will highlight a range of microgreens seeds that can be grown indoors. There are many varieties that can be experimented with. While there are a few different methods used to grow microgreens, our experience is with using high qualitymicrogreens pad.

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Who Really Owns American Farmland?

While urban commercial real estate has skyrocketed in places like New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., powerful investors have also sought to turn a profit by investing in the most valuable rural real estate: farmland.

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Senate Introduces Bipartisan Farm Bill With Big Wins For Young Farmers

The National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) praised the bipartisan farm bill draft released by the Senate Agriculture Committee, including increased funding for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers, investments and reforms to preserve farmland for the next generation, and expansion of local and regional food programs.

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It’s Always Sunny At Red Sun Farms

2018 will be a year of growth and product innovation at Red Sun Farms. The team continues to move forward with expansion plans for Mexico, the United States, and Canada, all while trialing new varieties, which will exceed customer expectations in flavor, texture, and quality.

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Verticulinary Greenhouse Open House - June 13th

Though our greenhouse is only 3,000 square feet, visitors can expect to see more industry-relevant hydroponic equipment in one location than we believe is anywhere else in the country.

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Bill To Boost Urban Agriculture In Illinois Heads To Rauner’s Desk

Legislation that could help break up food desserts in Chicago and other cities across the state passed the Illinois Senate last week and now awaits the signature of Gov. Bruce Rauner.

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Wendy's Makes Another First in Fresh with Innovative Tomato Supply Initiative

As part of its ongoing commitment to sourcing fresh, high-quality produce, today, Wendy's® is announcing an initiative to source vine-ripened tomatoes for its North American restaurants exclusively from greenhouse farms by early 2019.

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Frustrated With Certification Process And Market Access

Obtaining organic certification can be an expensive, year-long process that requires changing management practices and working with certifiers who determine if farms meet the government’s extensive requirements.

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Bronx Teens Create Hydroponic Farm To Grow 25,000 Pounds of Produce A Year

“Watching the students blossom and change through the program even in this short period of time is really impressive,” said Katherine Soll, CEO and director of Teens for Food Justice, a nonprofit that helped students build the indoor farm with a $127,000 grant from the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club, as well as other donors.

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'Rebel' Farmers Launch Second Organic Label

New label will certify foods grown in soil — and exclude others.