Welcome to iGrow News, Your Source for the World of Indoor Vertical Farming

IGrow PreOwned 9/13/18 IGrow PreOwned 9/13/18

Local Charlottesville, VA Startup Is Changing The Vegetable-Growing Game

A Charlottesville startup with big plans to change the way people get their vegetables is blossoming within the community.

IGrow PreOwned 9/7/18 IGrow PreOwned 9/7/18

5 years, 60 Startups: Purdue Students Own Their Inventions, Thriving Under University’s Policy

Scott Massey and Ivan Ball, 2017 graduates of Purdue’s Polytechnic Institute and founders of Heliponix LLC, say the reassessment in Purdue intellectual property rights that gives students ownership of their inventions motivated them to found their startup.

IGrow PreOwned 8/30/18 IGrow PreOwned 8/30/18

"Universal Paper Provides Fragile Roots Excellent Protection"

The result is that Ellepot Universal provides fragile roots an excellent protection and let roots grow perfectly through after transplanting minimizing transplant shock

IGrow PreOwned 8/17/18 IGrow PreOwned 8/17/18

Miniature Greenhouse Enters Star Restaurant Kitchens

In 2015, a group of Dutch entrepreneurs started designing a greenhouse. And not just any greenhouse, a greenhouse that would bring the consumer into contact with the cultivation of vegetables and herbs.

IGrow PreOwned 6/15/18 IGrow PreOwned 6/15/18

Heliponix Tackling Global Food Crisis With Household Appliance

When Scott Massey’s dreams of a tropical internship dried up in the Texas dust, a bigger dream materialized. The Evansville native and Ivan Ball of Owensville founded Heliponix to tackle the challenge of global food insecurity through their GroPod appliance.

IGrow PreOwned 6/14/18 IGrow PreOwned 6/14/18

"PRODUCT SHOWCASE" Revolutionizing Agriculture With Household Appliances | Scott Massey | TEDxWabashCollege

With a rapidly growing population and the flawed design of agriculture, concerns rise about how to feed the global population in 2050. Using innovation, experience, and hydroponics, Scott Massey reveals a new way to grow certain vegetables within the comfort of your own home.

IGrow PreOwned 6/14/18 IGrow PreOwned 6/14/18

Founder of Purdue-Affiliated startup Travels To Africa To teach Togolese About Using Hydroponics For More Sustainable Farming

A young Togolese boy helps build a hydroponic system during a workshop led by Scott Massey, a founder of Heliponix LLC, and Delia Diabangouaya, quality manager of Choco Togo.

IGrow PreOwned 6/11/18 IGrow PreOwned 6/11/18

AVA Technologies Raises $2.6 Million To Launch A Soilless Smart Garden

This year, AVA plans to launch AVA Byte, which the company calls a “Nespresso machine for gardening.” AVA Byte uses biodegradable soil-less pods filled with seeds and automatically adapts water and lighting based on the plant. Users can track the progress of plants on their phone.

IGrow PreOwned 6/2/18 IGrow PreOwned 6/2/18

Purdue Grad Wants His Invention To Reduce Food Deserts

A new appliance for the home could soon get mass produced, allowing owners to grow fresh fruits and vegetables without ever leaving their homes. Scott Massey, the CEO, and co-founder of Heliponix, has just unveiled his first GroPod and wants to see it become an appliance to tackle hunger.

IGrow PreOwned 5/12/18 IGrow PreOwned 5/12/18

New Unique Designer Hydroponic System To Land On Indiegogo

Good news on the way for Urbanites who struggle to grow herb gardens in the concrete jungle.

IGrow PreOwned 5/9/18 IGrow PreOwned 5/9/18

Purdue Startup Puts Computer-Controlled ‘Greenhouses’ In Kitchens That Grow Fresher, Healthier Produce

Heliponix LLC, founded by two Purdue University graduates, has begun taking orders on its GroPod, a dishwasher-sized device its creators believe will disrupt the landscape of how food is produced in the face of looming worldwide food shortages and increasing concerns about chemical runoff polluting water sources, rampant food waste and water supplies diminishing on a global scale.

IGrow PreOwned 5/8/18 IGrow PreOwned 5/8/18

Best Discovery This Week: Tech In Canada

Once a year, Ontario trots out its brightest companies, hippest startups, and most amazing technologies and sets a stage for it all at OCE Discovery conference in downtown Toronto.

IGrow PreOwned 5/4/18 IGrow PreOwned 5/4/18

'Food Computer' Creator Marketing To World

The chief executive officer of a West Lafayette-based indoor agricultural technology company has lofty global ambitions.

IGrow PreOwned 3/29/18 IGrow PreOwned 3/29/18

How Would You Like To Grow A Head of Leafy Greens, Every Single Day And Not Need A Garden?

The Co-Founder and CEO, Scott Massey, of Heliponix explains how the GroPod works on the Innovators with Dr. K.

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

GroBox Sells Indoor Hydroponic Greenhouse On Corporate Website

GroBox was designed with hydroponics technology that allows the device to be self-watering, set watering cycles and manipulate the LED grow lights for the correct amount of light.

IGrow PreOwned 2/22/18 IGrow PreOwned 2/22/18

Microfarm Startup Wins Pitch Competition

Charlottesville-based Babylon Micro-Farms, which makes a Keurig-like appliance for growing produce, won Dominion Energy Innovation Center’s 2018 Pitch Competition, held Tuesday at Randolph Macon College.

IGrow PreOwned 12/4/17 IGrow PreOwned 12/4/17

Bringing Sustainable Farming Home

Hydro Grow has created a commercialized hydroponic grow tank that is designed to fit seamlessly into the average home. This tank can be customized to grow the produce desired by the consumer, directly impacting the supply/demand chain of food production.