IGrow PreOwned 10/29/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/29/18

Joburg Food Expo Bring Opportunities To Urban Farmers

It is estimated that 805 million people worldwide live with chronic hunger.

IGrow PreOwned 10/28/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/28/18

Can Cities Produce Enough Food To Feed Their Citizens?

As cries for local food ring louder and louder, many have begun looking to flashy new urban farming missions: rooftop gardens, vertical farms inside abandoned factories or warehouses, that kind of thing.

IGrow PreOwned 10/28/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/28/18

'The Next Evolution of Farming Has Already Begun'

The world population continues to grow with ever-increasing urbanization predicted to reach 80 percent by 2050. The U.N. predicts that human population will reach nearly 10 billion by 2050. This increasing population is also growing richer — and hungrier.

IGrow PreOwned 10/25/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/25/18

Metropolitan Areas Are Becoming Significant Sources of Sustainable Produce

One-in-five cities in the United States produce enough eggs and milk to feed their residents; another one-in-ten could completely satisfy local demand for fruit and vegetables using what they grow within their metropolitan boundaries.

IGrow PreOwned 10/25/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/25/18

Company Working To Bring Fresh Produce To U.Va. Dining Halls, Charlottesville Businesses And Homes

Babylon Micro-Farms has developed a system using hydroponic farming to make growing fresh produce more sustainable

IGrow PreOwned 10/25/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/25/18

Future Jobs: Unlocking The Secrets of Urban Farming In A Bristol Shipping Container

Food often travels long distances to reach shops and restaurants. But demand for ultra-local food is growing.

IGrow PreOwned 10/24/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/24/18

From Roof to Table, This Farm is Bringing Organic Vegetables to Brooklyn Residents

Eagle Street Rooftop Farm is a 6,000-square-foot organic vegetable farm located on a warehouse rooftop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

IGrow PreOwned 10/24/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/24/18

Vertical Farming As A Local Food Market Innovation

As vertical farms are stacked, multistory and typically aligned with large skyscrapers in densely populated urban areas, they can prompt mixed feelings about their aesthetics: Some observers believe they make urban areas feel green while others believe the structures will compete with their access to sunlight.

IGrow PreOwned 10/23/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/23/18

Urban Farming Projects Attracting Greater Interest, Investments

In the U.S., the U.S. Department of Agriculture is already supporting research funding on vertical farming through its National Institute for Food and Agriculture.

IGrow PreOwned 10/23/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/23/18

US (HI): Helping Waimānalo Families Use Aquaponics, Improve Health

The project will connect the modern technology of aquaponics with Native Hawaiian food practices

IGrow PreOwned 10/22/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/22/18

Skyscraper Farm Raises Farming To A Higher Level

The world's leading vertical farming economist and founder of Skyscraper Farms Nick Starling said the vertical farm will bring farm food to the table even faster.

IGrow PreOwned 10/21/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/21/18

iGrow News Is the Longest Running International Online News Publication For The Indoor Farming Industry.

The Indoor Farming industry has relied on iGrow News for timely, accurate, unbiased news and insights.

IGrow PreOwned 10/21/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/21/18

Cities Can And Must Work To End Food Deserts Within Their Communities

Limited access to healthy food continues to affect urban communities across the U.S., including the City of Henderson, Nevada, where I am privileged to serve as mayor.

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

A New Crop of Benefits: Fresh Produce Grown At The Office

Indoor farming allows organizations to have fresh produce year-round, and one company wants to offer these indoor farms to companies as an employee community-supported agriculture benefit.

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

Green Things Are Sprouting High In The Sky In The Joburg Inner City

The JICP has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City’s Department of Social Development. They both have a common purpose, namely, creating jobs, developing youth, ensuring food security and resilience as well as providing access to entrepreneurial opportunities.

IGrow PreOwned 10/19/18 IGrow PreOwned 10/19/18

City Farms To Rise Up In Russia

The TealTech Capital venture fund is creating a network of city farms in Russia dubbed Local Roots, according to GreenTalk.ru. In the next three years, ten sites are reportedly planned for Moscow and other major Russian cities, for the cultivation of lettuce and greens.

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

Abundant, Nutritious Food, Available Close By And Year-Round

A Q&A with Skyscraper Farm founder Nick Starling

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

Skyscraper Farm: Army Ranger Takes Aim At Global Hunger

Everyone knows what’s coming: The agricultural sector will face enormous challenges to feed the 9.6 billion people projected to inhabit the planet by 2050. In order to do so, food production must increase by 70 percent in spite of the limited availability of arable lands.

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

Buffalo, New York - Vertical Farming Co-Op Growing Into New Space On East Side

Zak, the chairman of vertical farming organization GroOperative, is moving his company out of the small basement he leases underneath Buffalo Roots in University Heights to a 4,200-square-foot space at Clinton and Bailey avenues. He has room to grow the second-story space out to 20,000 square feet.

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

Urban Farming Organization Visualizes a Franchise Model To Produce Fresh Fish And Vegetables

In 2019, a major expansion will unfold. Designed by St. Louis-based HOK (a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm), it will incorporate two additional greenhouses, raised garden beds, a chicken coop and beehives.

Joburg Food Expo Bring Opportunities To Urban Farmers

Can Cities Produce Enough Food To Feed Their Citizens?

'The Next Evolution of Farming Has Already Begun'

Metropolitan Areas Are Becoming Significant Sources of Sustainable Produce

Company Working To Bring Fresh Produce To U.Va. Dining Halls, Charlottesville Businesses And Homes

Future Jobs: Unlocking The Secrets of Urban Farming In A Bristol Shipping Container

From Roof to Table, This Farm is Bringing Organic Vegetables to Brooklyn Residents

Vertical Farming As A Local Food Market Innovation

Urban Farming Projects Attracting Greater Interest, Investments

US (HI): Helping Waimānalo Families Use Aquaponics, Improve Health

Skyscraper Farm Raises Farming To A Higher Level

iGrow News Is the Longest Running International Online News Publication For The Indoor Farming Industry.

Cities Can And Must Work To End Food Deserts Within Their Communities

A New Crop of Benefits: Fresh Produce Grown At The Office

Green Things Are Sprouting High In The Sky In The Joburg Inner City

City Farms To Rise Up In Russia

Abundant, Nutritious Food, Available Close By And Year-Round

Skyscraper Farm: Army Ranger Takes Aim At Global Hunger

Buffalo, New York - Vertical Farming Co-Op Growing Into New Space On East Side

Urban Farming Organization Visualizes a Franchise Model To Produce Fresh Fish And Vegetables

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