IGrow PreOwned 9/27/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/27/17

How Can New York Meet the Challenges of Urban Agriculture?

New York is one of the leading cities in the US for urban agriculture, with a plethora of initiatives from hobby community gardens to commercial rooftop farms to high-tech indoor vertical farms. But there is still a long way to go until the city provides wannabe urban growers with the support they need to make locally grown produce a permanent and significant part of the city’s food supply.

IGrow PreOwned 9/26/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/26/17

Food Pioneers Regenerate Cities

Urban Organics opened the doors of its first aquaponics farm, built inside an old Minnesota brewery, in 2014. The venture was backed by global water firm Pentair, which fitted out the Hamm’s Brewery site with an innovative water filtration system and industry leading reuse technologies

IGrow PreOwned 9/26/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/26/17

The Farms Of The Future Are Here – But There's A Catch

This new type of farming, dubbed "urban farming," requires significantly less acreage and energy. Simply put, urban farms grow or produce food in a city or heavily populated area using unorthodox methods.

IGrow PreOwned 9/25/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/25/17

Green City Growers Honored Globally, Nationally And Locally With Five Awards

"In nine years of operating, we have grown 175,000+ pounds of organic produce and engaged over 7,500 people, on less than two acres of space combined," says Jessie Banhazl, CEO and Founder of GCG. "To have this work recognized is incredibly heartening for everyone at Green City Growers."

IGrow PreOwned 9/25/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/25/17

Modern Farmers: Modern Farmers: The Future of Farming Is Sprouting Up Where You'd Least Expect It

It's not just a potential antidote to the unsustainable machine of industrial agriculture. It's also a new frontier for the culinary world, and you're about to reap the benefits.

IGrow PreOwned 9/23/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/23/17

'Pioneering New Frontiers': Fuqua Alumni Advise 'Farm-At-Your-Table' Food Truck

“The model is very cool. It checks all the boxes,” said Sanghi, an advisor to the company. “It’s a much more efficient way of enjoying food. Instead of farm-to-table, farm-at-your-table.”

IGrow PreOwned 9/23/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/23/17

5 Profitable Urban Farming Questions With Metropolis Farms

Jack Griffin, President of Philadelphia-based vertical farming company Metropolis Farms, is known for his passionate support of the burgeoning indoor agriculture industry, whether that’s founding an industry association or representing the industry in Congress.

IGrow PreOwned 9/22/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/22/17

Minnesota: Sustainable Indoor Vertical Farming In Action

The St. Paul, Minnesota company Urban Organics, which uses aquaponics to raise fish and grow leafy greens, has already proven the viability of an idea that’s been getting national attention: year-round indoor farming.

IGrow PreOwned 9/22/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/22/17

Paris Embellishes Skyline With Organic Rooftop Farms

Aéromate is currently setting up a 180-square-metre farm, also on the roof of real estate group Tishman Speyer, at Place de la Bourse in central Paris, and is planning for a third commissioned by the City of Paris at the nearby Place de la République.

IGrow PreOwned 9/21/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/21/17

Dutch Engineer Aims High With Latest Green Roof Design

Voeten, of Dutch company Urban Roofscapes, says a rooftop garden system he unveiled Friday on the former hospital roof stores more rainwater than existing green roofs and requires less power by relying on a capillary irrigation system that uses insulation material instead of pumps to water plants.

IGrow PreOwned 9/19/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/19/17

For Profit Hydroponic Farm in Chicago Seeks to Increase Employment Opportunities in Underserved Community

Since its inception in 2013, Garfield Produce has been working to improve economic growth and employment opportunities for Garfield Park community members. The for-profit business was born from a collaboration between a successful retired couple, Mark and Judy Thomas, and an engineering major from DePaul University, Steve Lu.

IGrow PreOwned 9/19/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/19/17

Plants In The Sky

RATP, which is a metro operator located in Place Lachambeaudie in the 12th arrondissement (a middle class district east of Paris), has become one of the first companies to place a commercial farm on top of its roof.

IGrow PreOwned 9/17/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/17/17

Sudbury Container Farm Producing Smart Yields For Producers

Smart Greens was founded by business partners Eric Amyot and Eric Bergeron in Cornwall in 2014. They started out with a refurbished shipping container, using hydroponics and LED lighting to create a climate-controlled environment that reduces growing hazards, such as pests and harsh weather. Eventually, they improved the design, adapted the technology, and came up with their current model .

IGrow PreOwned 9/15/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/15/17

This Company Is Developing Pop-Up Urban Farms for City Streets

Exsilio Oy has responded to this challenge with its EkoFARMER, a small, self-contained farming chamber containing all the necessary seeds (from greens to herbs to plants), as well as adjustment mechanisms, meaning that output will not be affected by seasonal or climate factors.

IGrow PreOwned 9/14/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/14/17

“Too many urban neighborhoods are in food deserts that lack stores where people can purchase fresh, healthy foods, so the federal government needs to step up and improve access to nutritious foods,” said Kaptur.

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AeroFarms Gets $1 Million Research Grant

Principal investigator Roger Buelow, chief technology officer at AeroFarms, will work with Rutgers University and Cornell University scientists on using vertical farming systems technology to improve specialty crop characteristics such as taste and nutritional quality.

IGrow PreOwned 9/13/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/13/17

Post-Industrial Pittsburgh to Host America's Largest Urban Farm

The Hilltop Urban Farm will open in 2019, consisting of 23 acres (9 hectares) of farmland where low-income housing once stood, two miles (3 km) from the city center, designers say.

IGrow PreOwned 9/12/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/12/17

Laramie Start-Up Featured On The Cover Of Bloomberg Businessweek

The unique grow towers developed by Bright Agrotech – coupled with a system of dehumidifiers, infrared cameras, sensors and monitoring devices – allow as much as three times the plant growth as their nearest competetor.

IGrow PreOwned 9/12/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/12/17

Kimbal Musk: “Cook Wonderfully Delicious Real Food”

Kimbal received the 2017 Social Entrepreneur of the Year award from the Schwab Foundation, a sister organization to the World Economic Forum, for his impactful, scalable work to bring Real Food to Everyone.

IGrow PreOwned 9/11/17 IGrow PreOwned 9/11/17

This Urban Farmer Feeds Old Age Homes Through His Hydroponic Farm

Hydroponics is a subset of hydroculture. It is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water. These plants grow directly in water and require no soil. The two important factors to be controlled include the nutrients in the water, as well as the air temperature.

How Can New York Meet the Challenges of Urban Agriculture?

Food Pioneers Regenerate Cities

The Farms Of The Future Are Here – But There's A Catch

Green City Growers Honored Globally, Nationally And Locally With Five Awards

Modern Farmers: Modern Farmers: The Future of Farming Is Sprouting Up Where You'd Least Expect It

'Pioneering New Frontiers': Fuqua Alumni Advise 'Farm-At-Your-Table' Food Truck

5 Profitable Urban Farming Questions With Metropolis Farms

Minnesota: Sustainable Indoor Vertical Farming In Action

Paris Embellishes Skyline With Organic Rooftop Farms

Dutch Engineer Aims High With Latest Green Roof Design

For Profit Hydroponic Farm in Chicago Seeks to Increase Employment Opportunities in Underserved Community

Plants In The Sky

Sudbury Container Farm Producing Smart Yields For Producers

This Company Is Developing Pop-Up Urban Farms for City Streets

AeroFarms Gets $1 Million Research Grant

Post-Industrial Pittsburgh to Host America's Largest Urban Farm

Laramie Start-Up Featured On The Cover Of Bloomberg Businessweek

Kimbal Musk: “Cook Wonderfully Delicious Real Food”

This Urban Farmer Feeds Old Age Homes Through His Hydroponic Farm

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