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USA - South Carolina: SCDC To Launch Nation’s First Vertical Farm Inside a U.S. Prison

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), in partnership with Impact Justice and AmplifiedAg, is set to launch the first vertical farm inside a U.S. prison at the Camille Graham women’s facility in Columbia.

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USA - MISSOURI: A Student Farming Program is Expanding in Urban Schools. Here's What City Kids Get Out of FFA

University City High School is in the center of the sprawl in and around St. Louis — about as insulated as it could be from the wide swaths of farmland outside the city.

Tucked in the back of the school, between the gymnasium and the swimming facility, is a shipping container that contains the school’s new hydroponic farm.

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CANADA: Fresh Solutions to Community Hunger: A $15M Campaign to Change What's Possible

For a decade, Growcer has been working alongside communities across Canada to prove that local, year-round food production is not only possible, it is transformative.

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Aambé Health Launches “Living Food” Initiative with One Season Farmers and Harvest Today to Expand Tribal Food Systems

The Living Food initiative is being developed in partnership with One Season Farmers and Harvest Today, combining indoor agriculture technology with a health-centered mission to improve access to fresh food, strengthen local food systems, and support long-term community wellness.

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MARYLAND: CSM Vertical Agriculture Course Grows With New Cohort March 31

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) will launch its next vertical agriculture course on March 31, offering hands-on training in a fast-growing sector of modern farming.

The controlled environment can accelerate plant growth and increase yields while using less water and fewer pesticides.

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USA: University of Wisconsin, Stevens-Point at Marshfield and Marshfield Clinic Partner to Grow Local Produce Year-Round

A new partnership aims to bring fresh, local produce to those in need in central Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin PureGrow Project: A Sustainable Growth Initiative was launched at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Marshfield, according to a community announcement. The collaboration involves the university, Marshfield Clinic region of Sanford Health and Fork Farms.

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VIDEO: What if Hospitals Could Grow Their Own Medicine?

At AdventHealth, that idea is becoming reality. By integrating locally grown produce into patient care, they’re proving that access to fresh food can heal both people and communities.

Freight Farms is proud to help make it possible, with technology that brings food production on-site, ensuring healthcare systems can nourish patients sustainably, reliably, and year-round.

Because when hospitals grow food, they grow health. Join us for a free 30-minute webinar: Fueling the Food as Medicine Movement.

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