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USA: This Colorado Company Is Building Farms In Shipping Containers To Help Feed People In Need
FarmBox Foods wants people to be able to farm anywhere, allowing them to access fresh food they otherwise wouldn't be able to
Foundation Farms Corp., Announces Vertical Farm Out For Delivery
The turnkey farm package has left the ZipGrow manufacturing facility for arrival at the Red Deer area site this week
Feeding A City From The World’s Largest Rooftop Greenhouse
The world’s largest rooftop greenhouse is in Montreal, Canada. It measures more than 15,000m2 and produces more than 11,000kg of food per week. The company behind it had to hire 200 new employees due to pandemic-driven demand
POLAND: The Only Way Is Up! Puławy Vertical Farm First In Europe To Supply Beauty And Health Industries With Plant Extract From Herbs
Vertigo Farms, located in the Puławy Science and Technology Park in the east of Poland grows 11, 000 plants on an area of 300 square metres using 4 metres high metal constructions resembling shelving units, a capacity which would require an area 100 times larger if using a traditional farm
Nature Fresh Farms Introduces New Program For Their Imperfect Produce
The Waste Me Nots program was recently created to leverage Nature Fresh Farms Tomatoes, Peppers, and Cucumbers that do not meet the criteria of their Quality Control team
FDA’s Warning Shot For Leafy Greens
I hope it will serve as a call to urgent action that gets to the root of the problem of the persistent presence of dangerous E. coli in the growing environment for leafy greens and other fresh produce
Hydroponics In The GCC - History And Emerging Trends
During World War II the shipping of fresh vegetables to overseas remote islands was not possible; and also feeding the soldiers, where troops were stationed. They couldn’t be grown in the soil. Then, Hydroponic technology was tested as a viable source for fresh vegetables during this time
USA: New Farm Brings Sustainable Farming To Northern Michigan
There's a new farm in northern Michigan that provides fresh and local produce all-year-round using environmentally friendly practices and high-tech resources. The container is home to Pine Hill Farms, a farm that uses a controlled environment agriculture system to grow produce
Early Bird Registration Now Open For In-Person Orlando 4-5, 2021 Edition
We're excited to return to our live, in-person format for the October 4-5, 2021 edition of the premier event for indoor|vertical farming and look forward to seeing all of our industry friends again!
Podcast: On How High-Tech Hydroponic Leafy Greens Are A Revolution To The Industry
Jake Counne, founder and CEO of Wilder Fields, joined Steve Alexander to discuss how high-tech hydroponic leafy greens are revolutionizing the food and farming…
Sustainable Impacts Indoor Farming May Have On Environment
This article identifies the potential environmental effects large-scale indoor farming may have on air, water, and soil. We begin with an overview of what indoor farming is with a focus on greenhouses and indoor vertical farms (eg, plant factories)
Polygreens Podcast Episode 22 -Jenn Frymark From Gotham Greens
In this episode, Joe and Nick interview Jenn Frymark from Gotham Greens
Robotic Warehouse Farms Will Save The World
The theory behind CEA is that by controlling the environment in which it grows, we can control everything about a plant and what it grows into by micro-tweaking one of a thousand different characteristics―including temperature, humidity, light duration, light wavelength, dissolved oxygen in the water, and carbon dioxide saturation in the air
MALAYSIA: Turn Empty Spaces Into Urban Farms To Grow Food
WITH the Covid-19 pandemic highlighting the importance of food self-sufficiency, it is probably time for Malaysians to turn empty urban spaces into farms. Urban farming is the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in or around urban areas
May 18th, 9 am EST - Webinar On How To Invest In CEA With Confidence
Agritecture is hosting a series of webinars, starting with How to invest in CEA with confidence
BrightFarms Hosting Virtual Event To Open North Carolina Farm
BrightFarms is one of the latest, announcing that it will be hosting a grand opening of its new state-of-the-art farm in Hendersonville, North Carolina of May 7
RSVP Reminder: April Indoor Ag Science Cafe - April 20th Tuesday 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Indoor Ag Science Cafe is an open discussion forum, planned and organized by OptimIA project team supported by USDA SCRI grants
Vertical Farming World Congress Raises Expectations
Plans have been announced for the 2nd Vertical Farming World Congress, which will take place on 20-22 September 2021. The event will be available online, with the aim for as many delegates as possible to meet in person at London Heathrow
CANADA (YT): Tackling Food Insecurity Above The 60th Parallel
ColdAcre Food Systems is based in Whitehorse, Yukon, one of the northernmost provinces in Canada. The company was incorporated in August 2019 and specializes in controlled environment agriculture.