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Iowa's Small Farms Are a Treasure. Why Won't Regulators Leave Them Alone

Earlier this week, members of the Polk County, Iowa, Board of Adjustments decided not to force the lone for-profit farm in Des Moines, the county's largest city, out of business.

IGrow PreOwned 3/23/18 IGrow PreOwned 3/23/18

BrightFarms Hydroponic Greenhouse Coming To Abilene, Texas

BrightFarms, a company looking to build a state-of-the-art hydroponic greenhouse, is behind what KTXS News referred to last week as Project Ladybug.

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Urban Agriculture Firm Gotham Greens Will Double Its Footprint In Chicago

The site is near Gotham’s existing rooftop greenhouse, the largest commercial one of its kind in the world, on top of the Method soap factory in Pullman Park which opened in 2015 .

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This Startup Is Using AI To Bring “Post-Organic” Farming To The (Urban) Masses

Bowery’s “brains” are found in its propriety system called FarmOS. Using vision systems and machine learning, FarmOS monitors the crops 24/7, collecting data about water flow, light levels, temperature, and humidity. Bowery growers can then use the data to make adjustments to the environment, which will impact color, texture, and taste. The system also alerts growers when plants are ready for harvest.

IGrow PreOwned 3/22/18 IGrow PreOwned 3/22/18

Successful Crowdfunding For Plantagon’s City Farm

Plantagon launches its first City Farm in the Swedish capital Stockholm following a successful crowdfunding campaign. It will be the first of ten city farm units to be built by 2020.

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Mobile Farmers Market Offers Affordable, Accessible Produce To Gainesville, Florida Residents

Fresh Wagon is a United States Department of Agriculture-funded project that provides fresh produce to Gainesville residents at a low cost. The wagon has been in business for two years, according to Bruce Waite, executive director of Common Thread Alliance

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Salads Straight From The City

Prof. Dr. Andreas Ulbrich from the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück brought along exciting new scenarios for the future of urban spaces to this year’s Ahlem Forum.

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He Harvests Cash From Urban Farming

He says the benefits of home gardening are innumerable; first for health reasons and then fulfilling the World Health Organisation (WHO) directive that one must eat a fruit or vegetable 30 minutes from the garden.

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Behind The Rise And Fall of Growing Power

Will Allen is a beloved figure. The former professional basketball player and founder of the Milwaukee-based nonprofit Growing Power has had an influence on urban agriculture that is as conspicuous as his 6’7 inch frame and the characteristic sleeveless hooded sweatshirts that reveal his lumberjack biceps.

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Plant-Loving Millennials At Home And At Work

The Etsy headquarters in Dumbo, Brooklyn, for example, could easily be mistaken for an indoor botanical garden. Spanning nine floors and over 200,000 square feet, the office is home to more than 11,000 plants, including dozens of large-scale plant displays and living walls installed and maintained by Ms. Bullene and Greenery NYC.