Farming, USA, Urban IGrow PreOwned 7/14/17 Farming, USA, Urban IGrow PreOwned 7/14/17

Minnesota Looks To Expand Local Food Opportunities

From community gardening to developing more food distribution outlets, people in both urban and rural areas of Minnesota are expanding their involvement in the local food movement.

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40-foot Shipping Container Farm Can Grow 5 Acres of Food With 97% Less Water

The 40-foot containers house hydroponic farms that only draw on five to 20 gallons of water each day to grow produce like lettuce, strawberries, or kale.

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Urban, Farming, Education, USA IGrow PreOwned 7/13/17 Urban, Farming, Education, USA IGrow PreOwned 7/13/17

Local Urban Farmer Educates Community On How To Grow Produce Without Breaking The Bank

With urban farming continuing to take hold in communities, would-be urban farmers are considering the logistics of owning and profiting from what seems to some to be an unorthodox business.

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7 Ways Chicago Is Becoming the New Beacon of The Sustainable Food Movement

Chicago is undergoing a foodie revolution. From passing the nation’s largest soda tax to exploring new and intriguing options for local food, the Windy City is making leaps and bounds to become a beacon of sustainability.

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Urban, Farming, USA IGrow PreOwned 7/13/17 Urban, Farming, USA IGrow PreOwned 7/13/17

This Food Forest On A Barge In New York Floats The Idea of Fresh Food for Cities

Last week, I found myself on a 5,000-square-foot barge stuck in shallow water in the middle of the Bronx River. As a tugboat attempted to pull us out, its motor dredged up black sludge, trash, and God knows what else. The air stank of rotten eggs. As Cindy Adams always says, “Only in New York, kids!”

 

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Chicago Synagogue’s Urban Farm Thrives, Feeding Thousands

The farm at KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago is very much an urban farm, with a bus line running past the side entrance, and tourists passing by to see Barack Obama’s former home across the street.

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Farmers For Hire Turn Backyards Into Vegetable Patches

The Organic Gardener Ltd., the farmer-for-hire service she and her husband, Verd, started in the Chicago area in 2005, is one of many such services that have cropped up across the country. Some of these farmers have farming backgrounds, while others are landscapers who expanded their expertise, or entrepreneurs from a range of professional backgrounds who just love gardening and the outdoors.

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On Cleveland’s Largest Urban Farm, Refugees Gain Language and Job Skills

Across the Cuyahoga River from downtown Cleveland, men and women dressed in brightly colored clothing harvest vegetables from tidy rows of plantings. Multilingual conversations take place in Hindi, Nepali, Somali and English. With the Cleveland skyline as their backdrop, these refugee farmers nurture their connection to the land and to their new home.

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Farming, Hydroponics, USA, Vertical Farming, Indoor Farming IGrow PreOwned 7/11/17 Farming, Hydroponics, USA, Vertical Farming, Indoor Farming IGrow PreOwned 7/11/17

Farmers Grow A New Stream of Revenue Through Vertical Farming

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Hydroponic Farm Puts Down Roots In Springfield's Gasoline Alley

The indoor farm, located in a section of the city known as Gasoline Alley because of the huge fuel storage tanks that dot the landscape, is one of several businesses operating out of a quirky set of buildings owned and managed by entrepreneur Joseph Sibilia.

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We Are Building A Farm Out of Shipping Containers in Downtown Mobile

“We are building Shipshape Urban Farms, eight hydroponic farms, on St. Michael Street in downtown Mobile. The whole space is the equivalent of a 20-acre farm on less than 1/4 of an acre and over 56,000 plants can grow at once. We will harvest nearly 9,000 heads of lettuces, herbs, leafy greens, and small vegetables a week and the growing season is 365 days a year.

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These Kale Farming Robots In Pittsburgh Don't Need Soil Or Even Much Water

RoBotany is a robotics, software and analytics company aiming to bundle its expertise to make indoor, vertical farming more efficient and economical.

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Farm On Wheels Will Deliver Fresh Produce to Indy Food Deserts

 

Jonathan Lawler planted a seed a year ago that has multiplied into so much goodness even he is surprised.

The Greenfield farmer decided last spring to turn a chunk of his livelihood into a nonprofit with the goal to feed the community. Brandywine Creek Farmswas a leap of faith, but its yield is poised to touch all corners of Central Indiana.

 

 

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Amazon's Expansive Biodomes Get Their First of 40,000 Plants

When Amazon began building its new campus five years ago, it insisted on incorporating nature in the design.

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A Night of Chamber Music On Brooklyn’s Floating Food Forest Showed What Cities Can Be

There is something about being on top of the water, surrounded by plants and music to remind you that New York is actually a place on land on the Earth and not a mindset or abstraction.

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Farming Takes Root In The City

Long the domain of rural areas, commercial farming operations are now starting to take root in urban neighborhoods.

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Gussie Green Students Participate in Fresh Future Farm’s First STEAM Based Summer Camp

Fresh Future Farm and North Charleston Recreation are excited about the first session of urban farm summer camp that started Tuesday, June 27.

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Greenhouse, Farming, LED, Urban, USA IGrow PreOwned 6/28/17 Greenhouse, Farming, LED, Urban, USA IGrow PreOwned 6/28/17

Indoor Farming Plus Made in USA LED Grow Lights: Profile 1.7

This is one of the profiles in an ongoing series covering next generation agriculture. We are seeing an increased trend for indoor farming across the United States and around the world.

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Farming, USA, Vertical Farming, Indoor Farming IGrow PreOwned 6/27/17 Farming, USA, Vertical Farming, Indoor Farming IGrow PreOwned 6/27/17

Laramie Farming Start-Up Has Plenty More Investors After Merger

Seven years after getting its start in a storage unit in Laramie, the company Bright Agrotech is merging with a San Francisco firm.

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Silicon Valley Company Acquires UW Incubator Grad, Continues Local Operation

Bright Agrotech, a company developed by a University of Wyoming graduate using UW-licensed technology in UW’s business incubator, has been acquired by a Silicon Valley company that plans to maintain and enhance the Wyoming operation.

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