A Look At Who—Or What—Will Feed Us In The Future
From robots to hydroponics to soil, the future of food has endless possibilities.
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The Hidden Potential Of Augmented Reality In Farming
AR may be the latest craze for the visual entertainment industry, but it is also has a very promising future for plant cultivation.
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Indoor Farmers Romaine Calm After E. Coli Outbreak
With the romaine being pulled out of the shops and the product receiving some very bad publicity due to the recent E.coli contamination, greenhouse growers throughout the US and Canada are opening up to show the public what solution they can bring to food safety.
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Urban Agriculture in the United Kingdom's Uncertain Future
With Brexit on the horizon, can the UK’s blossoming urban farming industry help to alleviate critical food concerns?
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For Eco-Conscious City Dwellers, Urban Agriculture Is One Road to Real Impact
Urban agriculture presents a simple solution to food waste: Grow food more sustainably, closer to where it’s being consumed.
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The Future of Farming: Robots, Bees and Vertical Farms
The future of food production lies in our ability to exploit every means at our disposal, from bots to bees.
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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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Microsoft, Tencent, and Intel are Growing Cucumbers in Autonomous Greenhouses
The aim of the project is to explore artificial intelligence applications in indoor farming.
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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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The Future of Living Architecture?
Simon Hjermind Jensen’s ‘biotope’ installation is an experiment to understand how a microcosm of plants and insects can survive when sited at an exposed and harsh urban location.
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A Conversation with Henry Gordon-Smith
In anticipation of Ag 4.0 (6 Days Away!), Henry reflects on his start in the agriculture industry, and the importance of sustainable profitability in farming and beyond.
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The Many Faces of Climate Change
In the face of climate change we have the ability and the right to take back control of our food supply and ensure access to healthy, accessible and affordable food.
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Dan Kunanec: Changing the Food System Through Education
At the Don Mills Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Canada, the Green Industries Program is preparing the next generation of urban innovators and entrepreneurs, and getting kids excited about feeding the world.
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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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The Future of Urban Agriculture is Not About the 10-Mile Diet
Achieving a 100-mile diet would be an amazing accomplishment. The notion of a 10-mile diet misunderstands how regions work.
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Why We Need Small Farms
Large-scale, industrial agriculture is often held up as the solution for feeding the world’s growing population. But small farms—with about 25 acres or less—along with family-run operations produce over 70 percent of the world’s food.
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Agritecture and Cornell University Partner to Foster Industry Research
Cornell University & Agritecture Consulting have partnered together to grow the Controlled Environment Agriculture industry’s workforce.
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Islands of Agricultural Innovation: Japan
A journey through the indoor farming landscape of Japan, birthplace of the “Plant Factory”.
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'Agritecture' Launches New Collaboration with Paris-based 'Agence 360'
The new partnership will position Agritecture to offer new levels of urban agriculture support services to European cities, developers, and entrepreneurs.
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How Schools And Cities Can Transform Our Food System
How can we transform our food system? Entrepreneur Paula Daniels discusses her goal of setting new national standards for how large institutions source their food.
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A Greenhouse is Transformed into an Agricultural Living Space
Experience this multisensory, experimental project in Taiwan that reimagines traditional homes as spaces that cater to the senses and redefine our food sources.
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How Spirituality Can Improve Your Farming
With all the methods people use to improve crop production, from the garden to the farm, maybe one is being overlooked: spirituality.
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Vertical Farming: From Mars to Toronto
Advances in automated grow systems and LED lighting could one day allow farming on Mars. In the meantime, Canadian agricultural startup We the Roots is using the new technology to grow high-quality salad greens for five Toronto restaurants.
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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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Designs for the World's First Aquaponic Hotel
Varinot & Varinot Architectes, a firm based in France, wants to apply this closed loop model to hotels by recycling rainwater throughout the building.
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South Korean ‘Smart Farm’ Built Inside Former Highway Tunnel
The operation is also one of the largest indoor vertical farms in the world, with a total area of 2,300 square meters.
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Seeking Farmers with Greenhouses around New York, Paris & Rome
If you operate a greenhouse (soil or hydroponic) around New York, Paris or Rome, we would like to send you a compensated survey!
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Why Vertical Farming Isn't a Miracle Solution to Food Security
Vertical farming is great for growing lots of food in a small space, but productivity comes at a cost: high energy use.
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