Civil Eats

JULY 31, 2024

That day, they’d been out to their four-acre farm and back twice, harvesting a total of 6,300 pounds. Maine is the heart of America’s farmed seaweed industry, supplying half its harvest— well over a million pounds —last season. Then they sell the harvest to ASF, which picks up the kelp on the dock. Transportation is one.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

The cattle, which were artificially inseminated by students in the spring, will eventually be harvested at a USDA plant and incorporated into the fine dining menu at the college’s student-run campus restaurant, Capstone Kitchen. Over time, the administrators hope to expand with aquaculture, waste management, raised-bed gardening and more.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Their most recent venture into hybridized farming was in 2021 with the launch of the new micro-farming system that combines aquaculture with vertical farming. Combining aquaculture and regenerative agriculture, the farm grows fish and plant crops in a closed loop system. Credit: Hudson Valley Fisheries.

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Vertical Farming Agriculture Agriculture Farming 52

Civil Eats

MARCH 19, 2025

By November, the bulk of the Mid-Atlantic harvest had been sold. The USDA had also funded a related initiative set up to move local farm harvests into food banks, called the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program. Future Harvest has multiple USDA grants.

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