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VIDEO: Indoor Microfarming: Benefits, Costs, And Profits
Microfarms are versatile. They can be created in any small room like shipping containers, bedrooms, and garages
Five Reasons To Go Vertical
The rapidly increasing global population means you can be sure of two things: there’s a never-ending demand for food and a rapid reduction in the availability of land on which you can grow it
How To Grow Microgreens With Children
Microgreens can be taught to everyone, not just adults. Let’s face it, most children stay inside and play video games. What do children know about farming, besides crops and cows?
The Future Of Farming Might Already Be Here, Inside A Shipping Container
"We are completely protected from any natural disasters, rainstorms, pests, weeds even -- there's no pollution because all of the air is filtered," the CEO of Sprout Stack said
VIDEO: 5 Herbs And Their Benefits!
In our second educational video, Taisiya introduces 5 herbs and explains their benefits
Urban Crop Solutions Appoints Commercial Representative For Asian Market
Urban Crop Solutions and BAF signed a representation agreement for the East and South-East Asian markets
“Our Ozone Technology Kills Viruses Including Corona, And Keeps Fresh Produce Safe”
Many mitigation tools are being used to stop the spread of the coronavirus, including social distancing, and enhanced personal hygiene
Sobeys, Safeway To Produce Produce In, In-Store Farms
Empire’s family of brands is partnering with Infarm, one of the world’s most advanced and fastest-growing in-store farming platforms, to grow and harvest a range of fresh produce in select Sobeys, Safeway and Thrifty Foods stores across Canada
How Greenhouse Yields Compare To Container Farms
As the agriculture industry searches for more sustainable alternatives to field farming, greenhouses remain the most popular solution, making up 47% of the indoor farming industry in the United States
US: Evansville, Indiana - Perfect For Conversion To Vertical Farming Facility Will Soon Be On The Market
Asking price is $500,000 which includes all assets on the property including, but not limited to: the office building, and the industrial building including the climate control chambers
Coronavirus Pandemic Highlights Vital Need For Vertical Farms In World Cities
Although the sources and sourcing of food in North America and Western Europe are currently generally secure, what might soon become a prodigious concern is that their workers in the production, distribution and retail segments of the food supply chain may eventually succumb to coronavirus infection
Microgrids, Indoor Agriculture Go Together Like Peas And Carrots
In the last year and a half, Schneider has announced deals with Fifth Season and Bowery Farming, two vertical farming startups
Copper Kills Coronavirus. Why Aren’t Our Surfaces Covered In It?
Civilizations have recognized copper’s antimicrobial properties for centuries. It’s time to bring the material back.
4 Malaysian Engineers Believe Vertical Farming Offers Answer to Food Sustainability
CityFarm Malaysia was established in 2016. Within six months, they reported impressive sales. In 2017, they were invited to join a United Nations program held in Kuala Lumpur, where they gained a bigger perspective on urban farming, and specifically, vertical farming
Indoor Micro Farming: Benefits, Costs, And Profits
Indoor micro-farming is a trendy alternative to outdoor farming. Outdoor, or field, farming is declining as land costs and soil erosion make it increasingly harder to start a farm. In its place, small indoor farms are popping up to meet the increasing demand for locally produced food
Elon Musk’s Brother Wants to Pioneer The Future of Agriculture
“Environmentalists, urban farmers, architects, agronomists, and public health experts have joined forces with this revolution to save the scarce future of ultra-urbanized food,” Kheir Al-Kodmany, professor of sustainable urban design at the University of Illinois at Chicago said in a report
Pre-Existing Conditions, No Sick Leave, And Health Insurance Put Farm Workers At Increased Coronavirus Risk
Health workers believe that it’s a matter of time before Covid-19 hits rural communities. Here’s how they’re trying to slow its spread