Even though there is evidence behind vertical farms significantly reducing freshwater withdrawal and the loss of biosphere integrity from pesticides, the main area of concern is greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use.
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Plastic in fields—such as for mulching, enclosing hoop houses, and constructing greenhouses is drastically changing the rural landscape.
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Agritecture had the pleasure of speaking with Councilman Ben Kallos on the significance of NYC establishing an urban agriculture office and an urban agriculture advisory board.
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Agritecture and TensoAI are pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership to build crop models that will help reduce uncertainty for farmers moving into the future.
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Will the pale orange glow of traditional high-pressure sodium (HPS) lighting become a thing of the past? Vertically Urban thinks so.
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This 9-step guide to CEA facility design ensures that you “know before you grow” and that you're well-prepared to act on unexpected challenges.
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From urban food forests and indoor aquaponic farms to roof gardens on top of supermarkets: when it comes down to sustainable urban agriculture, the possibilities are endless.
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What if we could create a replicable vertical farming model in which data was collected from all activities and published openly to transparently showcase benefits and areas for improvement?
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Will new technologies like Big Data, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things help urban farming really take hold?
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Temporary public spaces have become the new attraction. Here’s how two architects plan to use these spaces for food production.
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Despite Detroit’s reputation as a mecca for urban agriculture, a new University of Michigan-led analysis found that community and private gardens occupy less than 1% of vacant land.
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Flashback to only 1 year ago: Ukrainians were confident that their country would soon take its rightful place as an agricultural superpower. Today, Ukraine’s food system is in peril. And, with it, so is the global food system.
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As winners of the USDA’s recent grant, TFFJ will use this funding to develop numerous farms across three schools in the Far Rockaways.
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Farms that used regenerative agriculture practices have shown to produce crops with higher levels of certain vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals.
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Here’s a simplified methodology for calculating your farm’s carbon footprint from the Agritecture team.
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People have started to see CEA as one of the keys to solving major issues that have worldwide impacts.
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Here are Agritecture’s tips for cutting your farming costs.
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Agritecture, Microsoft, and Asahi are implementing AI solutions to reshape the industry, giving farmers smarter management tools for their crops.
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Phoenix launched the Urban Agriculture Fellowship Program to support residents between the ages of 18 and 24 to work on Phoenix farms.
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Agritecture’s Founder and CEO has been selected to join the board of the European Forum on Urban Agriculture (EFUA).
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This master grower is working with industry leader Montel to innovate new indoor farming solutions for growers.
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This non-profit worked with Agritecture to build a greenhouse in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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To meet climate-related challenges, a team from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia has designed this module that produces food and energy.
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Change reflects efforts to increase opportunities to grow and access locally grown food.
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One way farmers learn best practices is through their peers, but the pandemic has limited in-person meetings. Here’s one solution.
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Specialty mushrooms are among the most visually appealing and alienesque crops that can be grown in CEA systems.
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Yale-led study suggests that the 21st century will see an expansion of hurricanes and typhoons into mid-latitude regions, including major cities like New York and Boston.
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Even before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the food system was facing a myriad of challenges across the globe.
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