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How On-Site Micro-Farms Improve Nutrition and Engagement in Senior Living

In senior living, food is rarely just about what is on the plate. Meals shape routines. Dining rooms create opportunities for connection. Familiar ingredients can bring back memories. And something as simple as watching fresh herbs grow can give residents a reason to stop, ask questions, and participate.

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USA - FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA: Urban Farmer Works to Harvest Success With Her Microgreens/Herb Business

As a high school student, Morgan Christl discovered the positive effects that microgreens had on her health. This helped spark a business that has morphed into her urban farm, Earth-to-Jar Botanicals.

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Bonaire Project To Test Containerised CEA Under Local Conditions

A containerised controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) system has been christened ahead of its planned deployment to Bonaire, marking the next stage of a project focused on local food production, resource efficiency and decentralised growing.

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State Grants Build Farm-To-Pantry Pipeline

There’s a difference between being fed and being nourished. It took a shipping container, a delivery van, three state grants, and the coordination of partners who refuse to accept that fresh food is a luxury — but last Monday, that difference got a little smaller for our neighbors experiencing food insecurity.

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USA: On-Site Hdroponics Being Used More and More in Healthcare, Assisted Living

Babylon Micro-Farms works with commercial organizations looking to grow fresh produce directly inside their facilities through hydroponic farming systems designed for year-round indoor cultivation. The company says the conversation around food access is changing across industries traditionally dependent on long supply chains and centralized sourcing models.

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USA - Hawaii: Public Schools Advance Farm-to-School Effort With New Small Farm Partnerships

Hawaiʻi Department of Education is rolling out a new process that encourages small farm micropurchases of locally grown produce for school meals throughout the state in an effort to advance farm-to-school initiatives.

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