US (IN): Greenhouse Workshop To Promote Sustainable Growing Practices

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US (IN): Greenhouse Workshop To Promote Sustainable Growing Practices

Purdue University’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture is offering a Greenhouse and Indoor Hydroponics Workshop on Sept. 5, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

IGrow PreOwned 8/12/18 IGrow PreOwned 8/12/18

Students Competing In The Greenhouse Challenge Are In The Final Sprint

Student team GreenWURks participates in the Urban Greenhouse Challenge and designed a vertical greenhouse in the old Bijlmer prison in Amsterdam. At the end of last week, they delivered their report. On 28 August, they present their work and the winner of the Challenge will be announced.

IGrow PreOwned 8/10/18 IGrow PreOwned 8/10/18

MightyVine Tomatoes To Double Operations — Again — To Meet Growing Demand

MightyVine, the Rochelle-based hydroponic grower of tomatoes, plans to double the size of its operation once again to help meet increasing demand from large retailers like Costco, Walmart, and Jewel-Osco, according to company executives.

IGrow PreOwned 8/9/18 IGrow PreOwned 8/9/18

Small Indoor Greenhouses Let Apartment Dwellers Grow Veggies

You don't need a green thumb to grow vegetables indoors. On the contrary, there are plenty of indoor greenhouses that take the work out of growing plants, from the amount of water they get to the right dosage of light.

IGrow PreOwned 8/6/18 IGrow PreOwned 8/6/18

UAE developer Seven Tides To Use Hydroponics To Supply Its Hotels

UAE-based developer Seven Tides is planning to expand a hydroponic greenhouse on the World Islands to supply its portfolio of three Dubai hotels, according to CEO Abdulla bin Sulayem.

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China Unveils High-Tech Indoor Farm That Can Feed 36,000 People

Currently utilized in many parts of the world, the technology of controlled-environment agriculture via indoor farming is being improved upon by a company in Anxi, Fujian Province, called Sanan Sino-Science in hopes of setting the course for the future of agriculture in China.

IGrow PreOwned 7/28/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/28/18

Bright Farms Takes Local Produce Model Nationwide With Hydroponics

It wasn’t too long ago when locally-grown produce evoked images of backyard gardens or roadside produce stands many miles outside of city limits.

IGrow PreOwned 7/27/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/27/18

Way To Grow: Urban Farms Are An Amenity At Many Developments

As people increasingly demand to know where their food comes from, more developers are jumping on board to integrate urban farms into their project.

IGrow PreOwned 7/23/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/23/18

Forbes List of Innovative Ag-Tech Companies Includes Greenhouse Producers

To compile the list, Forbes editors surveyed the agricultural technology landscape by speaking with experts, venture capitalists, and accelerators.

IGrow PreOwned 7/22/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/22/18

Little Leaf Farms Keeps Growing And Growing

Little Leaf Farms is disrupting the lettuce industry and giving people in New England a high-quality product that is cut and delivered within 24 hours, taking a piece of the business away from the giant California lettuce conglomerates.

IGrow PreOwned 7/21/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/21/18

Italy: Tomato Grower Plans To Light 6 Hectares With LED

Prominent Italian tomato grower Gandini Antonio officially selected igrox srl as technological partner in LED supplemental lighting.

IGrow PreOwned 7/20/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/20/18

Chicago's North Lawndale’s ‘Farm on Ogden’ Looks to Supply Fresh Produce, Jobs

Farm on Ogden, a 20,000-square-foot urban agriculture facility that aims to bring healthy foods and good-paying jobs to North Lawndale.

IGrow PreOwned 7/19/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/19/18

Mucci Farms Expanding Its Greenhouse Operations

As a vertically integrated grower, packer, shipper and marketer of greenhouse-grown product, Mucci Farms owns more than 200 acres of tomato, Bell pepper, cucumber, lettuce and strawberry greenhouses in Kingsville, ON. In addition, the first 24 acres of a 60-acre expansion in Huron, OH, is now in operation.

IGrow PreOwned 7/19/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/19/18

Inside China's 'Smart Vegetable Farm': Autonomous Greenhouse Allows Plants To Grow Without Soil Or Sunlight

Futuristic farm maximizes the growth potential of plants and is 75 times more efficient than conventional farming.

IGrow PreOwned 7/18/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/18/18

Gotham Greens Raises $29 Million In Growth Equity Funding

Gotham Greens, a leading urban greenhouse developer and grower of locally and sustainably grown produce, has announced the closing of $29 million in Series C equity funding last month.

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Growing 'Up' With Cucumbers

One Canadian family applies its expertise to guide Big Marble Farms, the largest produce greenhouse operation in Alberta, into the future.

IGrow PreOwned 7/11/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/11/18

Rob Baan Looking For Help: Urban Greenhouse Should Become Health Centre

Two years after its founding, the urban greenhouse in The Hague went bankrupt last week. Rob Baan thinks it’s no surprise, he never understood the project. “Why would you commercially grow vegetables on a surface of not even 1,000 square metres,

IGrow PreOwned 7/6/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/6/18

Flying Greenhouse From Bremen Goes Into Space

Soon, a flying greenhouse could revolve around the Earth. This summer, a research satellite from Bremen should be launched into space with tomato seeds on board.

IGrow PreOwned 7/3/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/3/18

Plenty of Production in The Future Exploration Greenhouse on Antarctica

The most important element of the EU H2020 EDEN-ISS project is the simulation of a one-year "space mission" on Antarctica, in preparation of future space missions.

IGrow PreOwned 7/2/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/2/18

Ivy Tech Greenhouse Dedicated

When Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne started its agriculture program about five years ago, officials were already pondering options for growing it. Dreams of a greenhouse – a facility that could bridge the campus' agriculture and culinary programs – soon followed. On Wednesday, Ivy Tech showed off its new greenhouse during a two-hour dedication event.