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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Posts about: hydroponics (2)
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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India's Hydroponic Farmers Are Building Businesses
Urban hydroponic farmers are making it possible to eat fresh, pesticide-free produce, with no soil use
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This Vertical Farm Is Empowering People With Disabilities
Vertical Harvest is a company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming that cranks out roughly 100,000 pounds of produce each year. Many of its employees have developmental disabilities.
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Brooklyn Students Grow Produce For Their Community
Students built a hydroponic school farm that now yields almost 100 pounds of organic food each month.
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Soilless Agriculture: An In-depth Overview
This article mainly focuses on the typical hydroponic cultivation methods you can use, their advantages, and a little about aquaponics and organic methods.
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IKEA to Launch Line of Urban Farming Products to Encourage City-dwellers to Grow Food
IKEA has teamed up with British designer Tom Dixon to launch an urban farming project that encourages city-dwellers to grow food locally.
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Farm Facility in Calgary Combines Hydroponics and Aquaculture to Raise Leafy Greens and Fish
The new Deepwater Farms facility in southeast Calgary produces fresh, local food daily using technology that some believe could be the future of agriculture.
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Turning Food Waste Into Food For Plants
The organic liquid fertilizer, by startup Re-Nuble, takes hydroponic farming one step closer to being fully closed-loop.
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Woman Led Hydroponic Farm in Detroit Looks to Create Food Security
Planted will focus on making produce for local restaurants and food delivery services. But owner Kimberly Buffington's business will also contribute food to her nonprofit distribution program and create local jobs.
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Al Ghalia Farms: Advancing Hydroponic Farming in the Kingdom of Bahrain
“Hydroponic farming has a lot of plus factors especially when practiced in an arid environment, such as Bahrain. It is a prime solution for growing plants where soil nutrient quality, salinity and water availability are the limiting issues.”
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First Robotic Farm in U.S. Opens in the Bay Area
The 8,000 square-foot indoor hydroponic facility will be producing leafy greens at a rate of roughly 26,000 heads a year.
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How will we feed the world, if we can't even water our crops?
Global aquifer levels are becoming dangerously low, creating serious trouble for the people, farmers and countries that depend on these fresh water sources. Sustainable farming methods that are less water intensive, such as hydroponics, are becoming increasingly necessary to preserve these essential
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World's Largest Vertical Farm to Be Built in Dubai
Crop One Holdings, the company behind US container farming group Freshbox Farms , has signed a $40 million joint venture with the catering arm of global airline Emirates to build what they say will be the world’s largest vertical farm near Al Maktoum International Airport at Dub
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Urban Farming Company Gotham Greens Closes $29 Million Round of Funding
The Brooklyn-based urban agriculture startup has closed a $29 million Series C financing round, bringing its total equity funding to $45 million, not including bank debt. The plan? Continue to spread across the U.S.
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Qatar Could Export Vegetables in the Future
Glenn Behrman has spent years developing a hydroponic “Growtainer” concept to bring customizable controlled-environment agriculture anywhere in the world. Now, he sees a tremendous opportunity for Qatar to increase fresh vegetable production using the technology.
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Urban Agriculture: Can it Feed Our Cities?
From rooftop gardens and indoor vertical farms to community plots and edible landscapes, urban agriculture is on the rise. As more of the world’s population resides in cities, city farming is touted as a sustainable solution. But does the equation really work?
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VERTICAL FARMING SHOULD BE ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN JUST YIELD
At Hexagro, we tend to see the food production system of tomorrow with a very different lens than just productivity rates and the maximization of yield. Hexagro is about looking at the opportunities for vertical farming to maximize human wellness.
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From roof to table: How 'data nerds' are transforming Quebec's produce markets
A decade ago, Mohamed Hage and Lauren Rathmell set out to change the way Montrealers get their fresh produce. Their company, Lufa Farms , has so far opened 3 rooftop greenhouses, currently employing 200 people and offering fresh, locally grown produce directly to thousands of customers in Montr
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Ending Plastic Pollution in Vertical Farming
Earth Day and World Environment Day are approaching fast, and this year each have chosen to focus on pollution from single-use plastic. There is plenty of single-use plastic in the urban farming industry, so Mark Horler at The Soya Project wants to use this time
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Scientists have grown the first vegetables in Antarctica without soil or sunlight
A group of German scientists stationed in Antarctica have successfully grown vegetables in a specially designed sunless, soilless environment. Working out of a shipping container-sized lab in an otherwise barren snowscape, the team gathered about 8 pounds of produce from their first yie
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Enter Sensei: a new approach to hydroponics and health
A multi-trillion dollar opportunity is emerging at the convergence of food, technology and rapidly evolving consumer behaviour. While many companies are hoping to capitalize on this new market potential, Sensei , a brand new approach to marketing a hydroponic food production company, are p
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Danny Kovach: Greenhouse Builder at Day, Food Systems Visionary at Night
In Vancouver, Canada, Danny Kovach is a visionary working to make his city a better place to live. At his job with BC Greenhouse Builders , Danny designs and sells custom greenhouses for a variety of customers. And outside his job, Danny is an avid member of coFood Vancouver , a neighborhood c
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Want to start your own urban farm? This 2-day class will save you time and money down the road
If you're thinking about starting an urban farming business, you're not alone! More and more people are becoming interested in commercial urban farming. But no matter how you envision your farm, it's essential to understand the common mistakes made in the industry, and the simple solutions that will
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Why Rooftop Farming Is the Best Solution for Smart Urban Agriculture
We lose more than 50 acres of American farmland to urban development every hour. And in that same amount of time, our population grows by 240 people . Less land to grow food + more mouths to feed = big problem. But, increasingly, forward-thinking farmers are eschewing the confines of conventi
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Boston College researches find hydroponic gardening program aids a diverse group of students
Hands-on lessons in a greenhouse can grow more than fruits and vegetables. They also nurture a love of science among youths in student populations long underrepresented in the STEM fields, according to a new report by researchers at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education.
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This Hydroponic Farm Is Speeding Up NYC's Farm-To-Table Process
Hydroponic farming is becoming an increasingly popular option in cities with a high demand for fresh produce. Farm One is one such system that is providing their restaurant clientele with microgreens, herbs, and edible flowers grown right in Manhattan, Inhabitat &
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Gotham Greens plans to open 2nd greenhouse in chicago
Gotham Greens, a New York-based hydroponic grower of leafy greens, is planning to open a second greenhouse in Pullman to grow its business in the Chicago market. The new greenhouse will employ about 60 workers.
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