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Indoor Farming Is Revolutionizing The Food Chain
In an endeavor to ensure citizens’ health, the vertical farming company &ever is committed to sustainably grow pesticides-free green products
VIDEO: Guggenheim Tomatoes Are Monitored From The Netherlands
Although the Guggenheim’s “Countryside” show was shuttered by the pandemic, its crop of cherry tomatoes is still growing, and feeding New Yorkers. In a video Infinite Acres shows how they realised this project
VIDEO: Babylon Harvested Here - Remotely Managed Micro-Farm
Babylon is often asked how our remotely managed, but locally supported micro-farms work
VIDEO: "Farmers Bringing Their Field Indoors"
BBC has a series called People fixing the world, in which one episode was called 'The farmers bringing their fields indoors'
VIDEO: Growing Microgreens With Coffee Grounds
Simple step by step processes on growing microgreens, items required are spent coffee grounds, jelly cup, measuring spoon, spray bottle, paper towels, and seeds
Vertical Field's New Portable Farms Are Making The World More Sustainable - And Better Fed
Vertical Field’s Urban Crops offers an ideal alternative to traditional agriculture, especially in urban settings where space is scarce. The soil-based platform can grow hundreds of types of crops – pesticide-free, indoors or outdoors – and requires no training to operate
US - Indiana - In-House Greenhouses See Growing Interest During COVID-19 Pandemic
A Purdue University-affiliated startup that designs, distributes, and supports direct-to-consumer, in-home greenhouses is seeing increased interest for its innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic
VIDEO: April Indoor Science Cafe Recording Is Now Available! Photons = Flavor The Case Study of Basil
This presentation 'Photons = Flavor, The case study of basil' was given by Dr. Roberto Lopez and Kellie Walters (Michigan State University) during our 18th cafe forum on April 14th, 2020
Clawson Greens Supplies This Snowy Tourist Town With Local Produce, Year-Round
Dave Ridill of Clawson Greens shares his farming unique experiences farming in snowy Tetonia, Idaho.
Webinar: Developing A Light Spectrum – A Balancing Act
The webinar is free-of-charge and will be held on May 27th at 15.00 EET. It will be presented by Ms. Stefanie Linzer, Plant R&D Director and Mr. Harri Ekdahl, Product Manager at Valoya
VIDEO: Indoor Microfarming: Benefits, Costs, And Profits
Microfarms are versatile. They can be created in any small room like shipping containers, bedrooms, and garages
Indoor Micro Farming: Benefits, Costs, And Profits
Indoor micro-farming is a trendy alternative to outdoor farming. Outdoor, or field, farming is declining as land costs and soil erosion make it increasingly harder to start a farm. In its place, small indoor farms are popping up to meet the increasing demand for locally produced food
Innovative Hamilton Company 80 Acres Farms Impresses Ohio Agriculture Leader
State Assistant Director of Agriculture Tim Derickson launched Ohio Agriculture Week on Monday in a surprising location: inside an industrial park building within Hamilton’s city limits, where he saw a future of farming
Satellites Show Italy's Air Pollution Dissipating As Covid-19 Outbreak Worsens
After China, Italy has been the second-hardest-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic racing around the world. In an effort to staunch the number of cases, the Italian government severely restricted travel this week in northern Italy—the pandemic epicenter for the country—before extending restrictions to the entire country
Grocery Micro-Farms Take Off
Kroger has teamed up with Infarm, a six-year-old startup based in Germany, to install modular vertical farms. In these mini-farms, which use a hydroponic farming method, nine varieties of lettuce and herbs are stacked in rows and grown in nutrient-rich water until they are mature enough to be sold to customers
US: Florida - Aquaponics: Winter Gardening Reaches New Heights In Winter Garden
A sustainable garden on a Winter Garden rooftop has everything from a fish farm to produce to a water filtration system
80 Acres Farms Will Grow Tomatoes On Fifth Avenue In Guggenheim Exhibition
Based in Hamilton, Ohio, 80 Acres Farms is a leader in technology-assisted indoor growing and a multi-farm operator marketing a wide variety of freshly picked vegetables and fruits to retailers such as Giant Eagle, Kroger, Whole Foods, Jungle Jim’s and Dorothy Lane Markets
How Grocery Stores Are Trying To Prevent ‘Panic Buying’ As Coronavirus Causes Stockpiling, Emptying Shelves
As an outbreak of a new coronavirus causes some U.S. customers to fill up shopping carts and thin out store shelves, industry groups and experts say grocers can tamp down on “panic buying” by planning ahead and trying to stay stocked
Elon Musk's Brother Wants To Transform Farming
Vertical farming is an indoor farming method in which crops are grown in stacked layers, often without soil. The practice is becoming more popular and important as urban populations grow dramatically and available farmland decreases