The USDA Steps Up Its Investments in Regional Food Systems
The USDA is investing in struggling communities by creating jobs and investing in economic development of regional food systems.
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Want to Invest in the CEA Industry? Do Your Due Diligence First.
Before confidently investing in any business, one must understand the current state of the industry, particularly the operational risks and long term viability of businesses operating within that sector. However, emerging sectors, like controlled environment agriculture (CEA), are particularly chall
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Here's Why This Vertical Farming Expert Transitioned from Grower to Supporter
It's been well-established that more experienced growers are needed in the burgeoning indoor ag sector. As a result, some companies are looking to scoop up talent from the cannabis industry which has many overlaps, but also some key differences, with indoor food production.
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Supporting Resilient Agriculture with Agritecture’s Sustainability Analyst
Meet Agritecture’s Sustainability Analyst, Brakeley Bryant.
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Can vertical farming survive the downturn?
Infarm, Europe’s only vertical farming unicorn, has just opened its largest growing facility yet. It’s a 10k square metre warehouse on the outskirts of Bedford, a town in the east of England that’s more known for wool than leafy greens.
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Building Cross-Discipline Coalitions with Agritecture’s Food Systems Consultant
Meet Agritecture’s Food Systems Consultant, Christian Kanlian.
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Laurent Troost revives an abandoned structure in Manaus by inserting a tropical garden inside
Belgian architect Laurent Troost updates the Cassina Innovation House with biophilic design.
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Embracing Nature with Agritecture's Digital Media Associate
Meet Agritecture’s new Digital Media Associate, Sarah Jordan.
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Local Food Isn't the Climate Solution You Want it to Be
Local food is better for the environment. That’s one of the most stubborn myths when it comes to sustainable food systems and one of the bubbles I’ve been trying to burst when talking to people about their eating habits.
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Here’s Why Architects and Farm Planners Love Working With Montel
In vertical farming and CEA facility development, the ability to maximize one’s physical footprint is of utmost importance. Mobile racking solutions, such as those from Montel, allow farms to do more with less space, saving money and increasing yield per square foot.
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Re-Nuble Partners With Cruz Foam To Create Indoor Farm Nutrients From Seafood
Re-Nuble is looking to produce nutrients from organic waste for indoor farms, by partnering with California-based CruzFoam, to curb wastage from seafood operations.
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Lessons from the past for a more resilient food future
Henry Gordon-Smith, Agritecture’s founder and CEO, offers his input on how to support climate-resilient urban agriculture.
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Global Food Supply-Chain Issues Call for Solutions
A new UC Davis study sheds light on how trade, and centrality in the global wheat trade network, affects food security.
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Venture Capital Makes Headlines. But What Are the Other Pathways for CEA Financing?
Agritecture’s Economics and Data Analysis Intern, Ryan Glanville, explores alternatives to venture capital in funding a new CEA facility.
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Here’s The Latest Data On Climate And Food And It’s Not Good
Challenges abound as industrial agriculture is threatened by access to key resources from water to healthy soils.
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6 Recommendations for NYC’s New Director of Urban Agriculture
Henry Gordon-Smith offers suggestions for the new Director of Urban Agriculture of NYC.
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From Hobby to Commercial Scale: Surna's 15+ Year History Assisting Indoor Growers
With 16 years of industry experience, Surna is one of the leading facility design firms in indoor agriculture, with particular expertise in climate management. Before the legalization of cannabis production within certain regions and the development of the commercial indoor farming industry, Surna b
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Artificial Photosynthesis Can Produce Food Without Sunshine
Scientists have found a way to create food independent of sunlight by using artificial photosynthesis.
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Emirates Flight Catering Opens World’s Largest Vertical Farm In Dubai
The farm will save over 250m litres of water annually and produce over 1m kg of food.
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How Good Food Enterprises Are Thriving In The Covid-19 Era
Food retail is highly consolidated, enabling big chains to raise prices, pay low wages and glean huge profits without accountability. How can we change this?
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Urban Farm Hopes City Grant Will Sow Seeds For Local Produce Industry
Sunspring’s co-founder and CEO Chad Kolesnik said he’s hoping to partner with the city and local not-for-profit Fresh Routes to grow produce hydroponically.
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Greening The Camps: Empowering Refugee Communities With Food Production
Greening the Camps is a collective of young designers, crafters, plant lovers, and social activists in Jordan, working to reconnect the refugee community with their farming heritage, providing a low-tech solution to food insecurity and creating a tiny green oasis amid the harsh reality of the camps.
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The 8 Most Popular Mushroom Cultivation Techniques For Commercial Growers & Amateur Mycologists
Mushroom cultivation is the art and science of harnessing mycelium, the root-like structure of fungi, to promote the growth of mushroom fruiting bodies.
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New Study Shows How Much Food Transport Contributes To Emissions
Food systems create 35% of global greenhouse gas emissions from human activity.
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This B-Corp Is Making Sustainability A Priority For Chefs, Restaurants, & Food Groups
Harvest London is a vertical farm growing herbs and leafy greens in London, that has expanded their operations beyond the pilot stage into their very first full-scale operation. This success is owed to the renewed interest in controlled environment agriculture throughout England.
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Building Sustainable Brands With Agritecture's Digital Marketing Manager
Meet Agritecture’s Senior Digital Marketing Manager, Isabelle Dom!
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USDA Announces Assistance For On-Farm Food Safety Expenses for Specialty Crop Growers
The USDA plans to provide up to $200 million in assistance for specialty crop producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses.
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A Social Enterprise Celebrates Their First Year In Operation During An Economic Meltdown
Meet Farms Not Arms (FNA), a design collective that recently celebrated the completion of their social enterprise, Turba Farm’s, first year after navigating Lebanon’s scary economic meltdown.
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