IGrow PreOwned 10/20/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/20/18

Grow & Roll With Vertical Farms

At Bosman Van Zaal they create vertical production systems, where sustainability, convenience and a higher yield are paramount.

IGrow PreOwned 10/20/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/20/18

The Changing Ways We Might Grow Food

Access to safe and affordable food is something we all take for granted. However, with more mouths to feed now than ever before, achieving this is no easy task.

IGrow PreOwned 10/17/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/17/18

"Producing More With Less Water And Nutrients"

Precision cultivation literally translates into more growth with less input. In this context, Grodan focuses on water management in the root environment of the mat. By using water and nutrients more efficiently and in a more targeted manner, crop yield and fruit quality improves.

IGrow PreOwned 10/15/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/15/18

Leading Agribusiness Groups Throw Their Weight Behind Australia’s Largest Ever Agricultural Innovation Trade Fair

GFIA in Focus Australia is fast becoming a much-anticipated event within the agricultural community

IGrow PreOwned 10/15/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/15/18

Farming The Cities: An Excerpt From Nourished Planet

The following is an excerpt from Nourished Planet: Sustainability in the Global Food System, published by Island Press in June of 2018. Nourished Planet was edited by Danielle Nierenberg, president of Food Tank, and produced with support from the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition.

IGrow PreOwned 10/14/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/14/18

Building The Sustainable Cities Of The Future

Earlier this year, a report from by United Nations predicted that 2.5 billion people will be living in cities by 2050; that’s two out of every three people on the planet.

IGrow PreOwned 10/7/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/7/18

Neighbourhood Watch: Farming Grows Sense of Community At Dubai's Sustainable City

The growing eco-development, surrounded by desert on the outskirts of Dubai near Emirates Road, is fast becoming famous for its harnessing of the environment to power modern life.

IGrow PreOwned 10/7/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/7/18

Humans And Food Are Part of Our Water Cycle

Water is the basis of all life on Earth. Treating and managing water in a sustainable and integrated way helps maintain water quantity and quality for a variety of uses, including agriculture

IGrow PreOwned 9/26/18 IGrow PreOwned 9/26/18

This Toronto Skyscraper Is Covered With 450 Trees

A new tower will have greenery lining the balconies and roofs to clean up the air and provide a new environment for pollinators and humans alike.

IGrow PreOwned 9/22/18 IGrow PreOwned 9/22/18

Aquaponics As A Way To Reduce Food Imports In The Caribbean

Tackling the Caribbean’s high food import bill and improving food security is increasingly being explored through aquaponics.

IGrow PreOwned 8/24/18 IGrow PreOwned 8/24/18

Harvest Failures Due to Drought – Ground-Breaking Innovations In Food Production In Sight

Food security is becoming an important issue even in Europe, where this year's summer drought has led to significant crop failures.

IGrow PreOwned 8/21/18 IGrow PreOwned 8/21/18

Food Safety, Sustainability And Frontier Tech Leading An Evolution In Agriculture

According to Indoor Farm Economics, there were 15 commercial-scale Indoor Ag farms in the US in 2016. In Spring 2017, there were 56, and the number continues to grow at a healthy rate.

IGrow PreOwned 8/16/18 IGrow PreOwned 8/16/18

Quality, Quantity of Qatar's Fresh Produce Have 'Substantially Improved' This Summer

Both the quality and quantity of fresh produce in Qatar have significantly improved this summer compared to the same period in previous years, prominent Qatari agriculturist Nasser Ahmed al-Khalaf has told Gulf Times.

IGrow PreOwned 8/11/18 IGrow PreOwned 8/11/18

No, Vertical Farms Won’t Feed the World

While they are well-intentioned, new indoor “farms” won’t help feed the world or reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture. We would be better to focus our efforts elsewhere.

IGrow PreOwned 8/11/18 IGrow PreOwned 8/11/18

The Rise Of B Corps Highlights The Emergence Of A New Way Of Doing Business

Today’s workforce is rejecting the old Milton Friedman notion that the only social responsibility of business is to maximize profits; they think business should also be trying to make a positive difference in the world.

IGrow PreOwned 7/26/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/26/18

New York City Council Pushes Green Infrastructure At New Developments

The New York City Council plans to introduce a bill Wednesday mandating green roofs on certain new developments. Expect push-back from the real estate industry.