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Kroger expanding Gotham Greens to more than 1,000 stores

Agritecture Blog

and Gotham Greens are bringing greenhouse-grown produce and fresh, plant-based foods to more customers across the country. Gotham Greens' farming practices allow the brand to grow, harvest and deliver non-GMO, pesticide-free salad greens and herbs 365 days of the year.

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How the Next Generation of Farmers is Getting Creative with Land Access

Modern Farmer

acre Niwot Homestead in a suburban yard that belongs to a family she found through Nextdoor. “We Amy Scanes-Wolfe harvesting sunflowers at Niwot Homestead. Backyard farms may need infrastructure for things ranging from drip lines and irrigation systems to hoop houses or greenhouses.

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Whose Farm Is More Sustainable? Calculating Farm Sustainability.

DTN

Two neighbors, Farmer A and Farmer B: both farm 1,000 acres and use the same crop rotation schedule. fertilizer application, irrigation, machinery use, pesticide application) and the sources of carbon sequestration (e.g., reduced tillage, cover crops, treed acres). Consider this scenario.

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The Best of Both Worlds: Hybrid Farms are Bridging Agriculture Systems

Agritecture Blog

The term is meant to capture the nuance between different agricultural methods that are often promoted as competing against each other, [such as vertical farms and greenhouses,] when in fact, they overlap, and various combinations of them can reap greater environmental, economic, and social benefits than any one solution alone.

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Ukraine Crisis Reveals Need for Organic Farming

Sustainable Harvest International

By: Florence Reed , Founder + Director of Sustainable Harvest International With the war in Ukraine, the global food crisis looms large, given that Ukraine is a major global exporter of both wheat and chemical fertilizers. More useful than individual stories of failure or success are broad studies.

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Growing Green: Cannabis Farmers Tackle Sustainability

Modern Farmer

He powered the greenhouse with on-site solar panels, opted for natural pest control instead of synthetics and sold his products in recyclable, 99% plastic-free packaging. “It’s The outdoor plants grown on his 57-acre outdoor farm, however, grow for four to six months and require much more water “because they’re massive.”

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Vineyards Are Laying the Groundwork for a Regenerative Farm Future

Civil Eats

But even during these dormant months, across 17 rolling acres just 30 miles east of Washington, D.C., Three acres of meadows provide habitat for insects. Compared to staple crops like corn and rice, wine grapes barely occupy a speck of the world’s farmland, at about 18 million acres. Grape harvest photo courtesy of Dodon.

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