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USA: WASHINGTON STATE - Ummah Sustained Agroecology Center - Long Time! We Have Been Getting Things Started Here On The West Coast. We Opened!
Ummah Sustained AgroEcology Center - U.S.A.C. features Washington States 1st Certified Jr Master Gardener, Youth Agroecology, and Discover through Hydroponic K8 Farm School programs
Vertical Roots Opens Third Indoor Hydroponic Container Farm
Vertical Roots, a vertical farming company which grows its leafy greens in repurposed shipping containers year-round, has opened its third indoor farm in Atlanta, Georgia, reducing produce transportation and expanding access to fresh, locally-grown leafy greens.
What Is Aeroponics?
Aeroponics is an advanced variation of hydroponics where plants are suspended in the air; their roots dangle down and are periodically misted with water from a timed sprinkler system connected to the main nutrient reservoir
Eco-Friendly Smart Farms Based On Nutrient Solution Recirculation
UV sterilization and microbial stability analysis used to recycle nutrient solution; proposed method minimizes the use of fertilizers and water by hydroponic farms
CANADA: The Value of Hyper-Local Produce
At Yellowknife Co-op, produce is grown steps away from the store in a container farm!
Is A Vertical Farm Cost Effective To Build And Operate?
A common question we’re often asked is a vertical farm cost effective to build and operate? There is no categorical answer to this complex question, which often requires a detailed feasibility study to resolve.
VIDEO: Can An Indoor Smart Garden Beat Outdoor Gardening? We Tested It
Can smart gardens really grow delicious vegetables inside your apartment? WSJ asked Timothy Hammond, an urban gardener, and educator in Houston, to test out Rise Gardens
MIT Engineers Have Discovered A Completely New Way of Generating Electricity
A new material made from carbon nanotubes can generate electricity by scavenging energy from its environment
Vertical Roots Expands To Atlanta, Partners With Two Wholesalers
The company partnered with two of the leading Southeastern produce suppliers, Collins Brothers Produce BB #:128652 and Phoenix Wholesale Foodservice BB #:134241, to place the farm directly at their facilities
FOR SALE - Surplus Turnkey Propagation Equipment
We have surplus equipment available that will allow you to plug and play so that you can begin sowing seeds, germ, and nurse your starter plants to transplant into the field, greenhouse, or vertical farm
How UAE Produce Is Taking Over The Dining Table: 'We Are Growing All This On Our Doorstep'
Local farms are reporting a rise in demand, while Atlantis, The Palm resort has introduced an initiative to put UAE produce on its restaurants' tables
Click & Grow 25 Is An Efficient, Self-Monitoring Indoor Garden
“I started the company with a dream to make fresh food available and accessible for everyone and with the Click & Grow 25, we finally made it happen in a sustainable way,” said Mattias Lepp, founder, and CEO of Click & Grow
Another Week, Another Webinar! You are Invited To Join Us on The 17th of June For The: FTS Virtual Round Table Talks HR in CEA
Agriculture, as a whole, has a wide range of labor and HR challenges. How can CEA help the horticulture industry overcome these problems? Join FarmTech, Ponic Jobs, and more experts from the field in this webinar to find out
RotoGro (ASX:RGI) Updates Market On Vertical Farming Tech
The RotoGro Garden System is the core of the company's technology with the ability to maximize plant surface growing area by situating a spherical garden around a centrally placed lighting system
Spread, Chubu Electric Power And ES-CON JAPAN Enter An Investor Agreement, Plan To Construct Techno Farm Fukuroi, World’s Largest Vertical Farm To Produce 10 Tons Daily
Spread is excited to enter the investor agreement with Chubu Electric Power and ES-CON JAPAN, as all partners share the same vision and values of sustainable agriculture, and each partner is bringing their own unique strengths to the partnership
"We Store CO2 From The Outside Air To Make Plants Grow Faster"
“Our ultimate goal is to make greenhouses independent of fossil fuels while improving their crop yield”, says Jarle. This ambitious goal is the main motivation behind their unique, yet a straightforward new product: an environmental climate system that provides plants inside of the greenhouse with outside CO2.
These High-Tech Strawberries Cost $6 Apiece. Here’s What They Taste And Smell Like
The Omakase Berry, a Japanese variety grown by the New Jersey-based company called Oishii, bills itself as an entirely different strawberry experience
USA - ALABAMA: Auburn College of Agriculture Using High-Tech Shipping Containers To Grow Produce For Campus Dining
Unique ‘Vertical’ Farms part of Planned 16-Acre Transformation Garden On Campus
Artemis Releases 2020 State of Indoor Farming Report
The purpose of this report is to look at where the indoor agriculture industry is today as well as to give growers an industry voice around the latest trends, biggest challenges, and the immense opportunities in this rapidly expanding industry.
Polygreens Podcast Episode: 30 - Richard Vollebregt - Part 1
In this episode Joe and Nick interview Richard Vollebregt, President & CEO of Cravo Equipment Ltd, a company that develops retractable roof production systems to enhance berry, cherry, cannabis, and vegetable production for growers worldwide