Hydroponic Container Farms Are Bringing Healthy, Safe Food To Schools
Freight Farms and Sodexo have partnered to bring hydroponic vertical farming technology to schools and universities across the U.S.
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The World's First Commercial-Scale Indoor Tomato Farm To Open In UAE
The world's first commercial-scale indoor tomato farm using only LED lights to grow fresh tomatoes will begin operation in Abu Dhabi.
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Switzerland's First Robotic Vertical Farm
Collaborating with the cooperative retailer Migros Basel, Growcer is currently developing the first Robotic Vertical Farm in Switzerland.
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IKEA Designs New Store With Green Façades And No Car Parking
IKEA plans new city store in vienna, complete with green façades and no car parking
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How Vertical Farming Is Part Of A "Multi-Agriculturalism" Food System
Urban Greenhouses and the future of food: A 3 part original blog series.
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Mini Hydroponic Farm Set Up To Support Eco-Tourism In Bali
As an ongoing commitment towards supporting eco-tourism and green lifestyle sustainability, Bali Dynasty Resort has established its own mini hydroponic farm.
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Why Vertical Farming Is A Fast-Growing Sector In The UK
Being able to produce crops 365 days a year, without the need for pesticides or much human intervention, while being unaffected by the weather appeals to the UK population.
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New Gene-Edited Bunched Tomato Variety Suitable For Urban Environments
New gene-edited tomatoes, developed by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, were designed to be able to be stored and grown in places not usually deemed suitable for plant growth.
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How Hydroponics Can Help Feed the World While Saving Water
On a traditional farm, it takes more than 15 times that amount of water to grow a head of lettuce. If hydroponics systems were adopted just across the lettuce industry, they could save billions of gallons of water each year in the United States alone.
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Vertical Farming Takes Off In Japan Amidst Aging Population and Urbanization
With the average age of a farmer in Japan at 67 and few candidates to replace those dying out, the country has been forced to become a pioneer in so-called vertical farming
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Vertical Farm In Liverpool Is Growing Food Underground
Needing no soil or sun, an underground farm in Liverpool challenges traditional methods
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Largest Vegetable Greenhouse In The U.S. Constructed in New York
Havecon Horticultural Projects is nearing completion on the construction of Mastronardi Produce Ltd.’s new Green Empire Farms (GEF), a high-tech greenhouse located in Oneida, NY.
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World's First Floating Dairy Farm Could Help Cities Adapt To Climate Change
Concept allows food to be grown near cities despite flooding, sea level rise, land shortages.
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Asia's Largest Urban Rooftop Farm Is Growing Rice, Vegetables, and Herbs
Bangkok's Thammasat University, one of the oldest in Thailand, has a new claim to fame: Asia's largest urban rooftop farm.
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Abandoned Tunnel In South Korea Converted Into Vertical Farm
This farm is growing leafy greens and strawberries deep beneath South Korean mountains.
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U.S. Representatives Introduce Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act
U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) was joined by Reps. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) in introducing H.R.5266, the Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act.
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Refugees In Kenya Are Turning To Urban Farming For Food Security
In northern Kenya, refugees are turning to urban farming to improve food security, nutrition, and self-sufficiency
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New Floating Farm Facility In NYC Designed To Withstand Storm Surge
Aqua Ark’s most recent water-borne venture is constructing the largest farm in New York City. The developer is seeking applicants from potential farming operators around the world wishing to lease the facility.
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A Trade Association To Advocate For Vertical Farming Industry
The vertical farming industry is about to get its first trade group, the American Association for Urban and Vertical Farming.
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Babylon Micro Farms: A New Approach To Urban Food Production
Babylon Micro-Farms, a startup, sells 32” x 66” x 96” tall machines that use controlled environment hydroponics to grow leafy greens, herbs and edible flowers.
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Cuba’s Urban Farming Shows Way To Avoid Hunger
Urban farming, Cuban-style, is being hailed as an example of how to feed ourselves when climate change threatens serious food shortages.
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Singapore Vertical Farming Start-Up Expands to Hong Kong
Singapore Agritech Startup Sustenir Now Serving Hong Kong With Locally Grown, Low Emissions Kale
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UAE Prepares To Build A Greenhouse On Mars
The Mars Science City project falls within the UAE’s objectives to lead the global scientific race to take people to Mars, and is part of the Mars 2117 Strategy.
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Autogrow and Agritecture Release First-Ever Global CEA Census Report
Autogrow and Agritecture Release First-Ever Global CEA Census Report.
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Agritecture Exclusive: D.C. Set to Become 3rd Major US City to Hire a Director of Urban Agriculture
An exclusive interview with Agritecture: D.C. Set to Become 3rd Major US City to Hire a Director of Urban Agriculture.
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Vertical Farming Is On The Rise In London
The growing techniques are centuries-old, the agricultural technology is cutting (v)edge and the aesthetics look as if they are from the far-off future.
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High Levels Of Lead In Soil Poses Threat To NYC Urban Gardens
A startling new study has found dangerous levels of the heavy metal sitting in the soil among the kale, carrots and arugula sprouting in backyards and community gardens across the city.
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Ponix Farms Is Bringing Local Produce to Food Deserts In Atlanta
Ponix is a “food utility company” that creatively uses hydroponics technology to grow produce in solar-powered container farms, not unlike shipping containers.
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