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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Growing Strawberries in the Desert
French startup, Agricool, just announced the production of their first aeroponically farmed strawberries a few kilometers away from Dubai.
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Atlanta BeltLine Will Soon Be Home to Smart AgTech Pods
A coalition of public and private partners are leading the charge to keep Atlanta at the forefront of urban agriculture integration.
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'GrowStrip' Brings New Level of Control and Automation to Indoor Growing
The GrowStrip aims to make indoor growing smart, simple, and shareable for farmers, enthusiasts, researchers, and students around the world.
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'80 Acres Farms' Constructing "First Fully-Automated Indoor Farm In the United States"
When completed, the project will comprise over 150,000 square feet of fully-automated indoor farming in Hamilton, Ohio.
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This Hydroponic Farm Supplies Greens at a New Food Hall in Texas
With Doodle Farms, Margot Masinter is ready to give North Texas something homegrown to graze on. First stop: Legacy Hall. Trading acres for square feet, Masinter purchased a refurbished and recycled shipping container from Dallas-based Growtainer to house her chemical-free greens and herbs.
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Microgrids Can Provide 90% of a Neighborhood's Energy Needs, Study Finds
The new approach could even pave the way for “100 percent self-sufficiency in power, heat, and water, and 50 percent self-sufficiency in food production”, according to the report’s author.
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