IGrow PreOwned 6/29/19 IGrow PreOwned 6/29/19

Heat Hitting Growing Areas In U.S., Chile Still Bundling Up

Above-average temperatures continue in Michigan. Highs over the next seven days will be well above normal: into the upper 80s with a possible 90 degree temperature coming next Monday

IGrow PreOwned 6/28/19 IGrow PreOwned 6/28/19

Breaking News: Europe Braces For Peak of A Record Heatwave

Europeans braced Thursday for the expected peak of a sweltering heatwave that has sent temperatures soaring above 40oCelsius (104 Fahrenheit), with schools in France closing and wildfires in Spain spinning out of control

IGrow PreOwned 6/16/19 IGrow PreOwned 6/16/19

CDC Warns Against Pre-Cut Melon and Tahini Used in Hummus

The melon-linked outbreak was traced back to watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe and mixed fruit from Caito Foods, a manufacturer that distributes nationwide

IGrow PreOwned 6/13/19 IGrow PreOwned 6/13/19

Can Giant Greenhouses Help Feed Consumers? AppHarvest Wants to Find Out

Its 60-acre facility is expected to open in Kentucky in 2020 with crops that are non-GMO, chemical-free and watered by the rain

IGrow PreOwned 5/26/19 IGrow PreOwned 5/26/19

How To Actually Remove Pesticides From Your Fruit - Assuming That You Should Be Worried About Them In The First Place

There’s a lot to worry about when it comes to food—or rather, there’s a lot that people want you to worry about

IGrow PreOwned 5/25/19 IGrow PreOwned 5/25/19

Keep GMO Salmon Off of Store Shelves!

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just lifted the import ban on GMO salmon. Since FDA doesn’t require GMO salmon to be labeled clearly on the package, it could easily sneak onto your plate without you even realizing what you’re eating

IGrow PreOwned 5/22/19 IGrow PreOwned 5/22/19

Vegetable Tray Recalled at WI, MN Kwik Trip Locations, Four Sick

The Food and Drug Administration has recalled recalled Del Monte vegetable trays sold at Kwik Trip.

IGrow PreOwned 5/22/19 IGrow PreOwned 5/22/19

Dutch Aquifers Bank Rainwater to Help Farmers Avoid Going Bust

Climate change is increasing the risk of water shortages across Europe, but researchers in the Netherlands are hoping to ease pressure by generating a steady supply of clean water and heat from deep underground reservoirs known as aquifers

IGrow PreOwned 5/11/19 IGrow PreOwned 5/11/19

Seeds&Chips Launches Goals on Tour: FAO: 821 Million People Worldwide Suffer From Chronic Malnutrition, 672 Million From Obesity

On the fourth day of Seeds&Chips, the most important international event dedicated to innovation in the food chain, Goals on Tour was launched as a global campaign to raise public awareness and support for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (SDGs)

IGrow PreOwned 5/10/19 IGrow PreOwned 5/10/19

Food Security In The UAE

With increasing concerns over climate change, urbanization and overpopulation in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), there is a major issue that is on the table of all Gulf countries — food security

IGrow PreOwned 5/1/19 IGrow PreOwned 5/1/19

Achieving The Impossible: Growing Food In The High Arctic

Ben Vidmar transplanted himself from the USA into this incredibly remote corner of the Arctic circle. He works as a chef in Longyearbyen, the main settlement, and has his own business, Polar Permaculture

IGrow PreOwned 4/24/19 IGrow PreOwned 4/24/19

The Trouble With The Urban Farming ‘Revolution’

Based on the study of New York, the researchers caution: “CEA may be touted as an exciting set of technologies with great promise, but it is unlikely to offer a panacea for social problems or an unqualified urban agricultural revolution.”

IGrow PreOwned 4/19/19 IGrow PreOwned 4/19/19

Canada: Using Hydroponics To Provide Northern Communities With Fresh Produce All Year Long

“We want to bring researchers together and be leaders for interdisciplinary sustainability research. Currently I’m cataloguing all sustainability and sustainability-related research being done across campus,” says Wilkinson

IGrow PreOwned 4/18/19 IGrow PreOwned 4/18/19

In Places Like NYC Urban Agriculture May Not Be A Panacea

Commercial urban agriculture in New York provides the city with tons of green salad. Yet, according to a new study in the journal Land Use Policy, its environmental outcomes are far less green.

IGrow PreOwned 4/16/19 IGrow PreOwned 4/16/19

Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Caito Foods Fresh-Cut Melons

Federal health agencies are investigating a Salmonella Carrau outbreak involving 93 people, linked to fresh-cut cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon from Caito Foods, Indianapoli

IGrow PreOwned 4/10/19 IGrow PreOwned 4/10/19

Singapore Focuses On Food Security To Counter External Threats

Singapore, which imports 90% of the food it consumes, is making concerted efforts to produce and store its own food, as it seeks greater food security in the face of external threats such as climate change and pressures from neighboring Malaysia

IGrow PreOwned 4/10/19 IGrow PreOwned 4/10/19

It‘s Impossible To Eat Healthfully. Here‘s Why

For millions around the world, hidden killers in our broken food system make healthy eating impossible, says a new report that warns of the damage from air pollution, water contamination and antibiotic resistance

IGrow PreOwned 4/7/19 IGrow PreOwned 4/7/19

Dozens Have Fallen ill During A Five-State E. coli Outbreak, And Nobody Knows Where It’s Coming From

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it has yet to determine the source of an E. coli outbreak that has infected 72 people in five states — an admission one expert in food-borne illness called “perplexing,” considering how many have become sick