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Maces Pond: Agrisolar Wild Blueberries

ATTRA

Solar panels have been installed over about 11 acres of wild blueberry plants in the first project in Maine to collocate solar electric production with wild blueberry cultivation. However, he didn’t want to see acres of wild blueberries destroyed in the process of constructing a solar array. megawatts of DC power.

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The Hard Work of Bringing Kelp to Market

Civil Eats

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.

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Meet the Taro Farmer Restoring an Ecosystem Through Native Hawaiian Practices

Modern Farmer

Originally constructed by Native Hawaiians hundreds of years before colonization, the effort resurrected a 1.3-mile Enlisting a staff of 16 and an army of volunteers, the organization cultivates the crop in knee-deep water diverted from Heʻeia stream. mile rock-walled lagoon used for aquaculture.

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Polyhouse Subsidy | 85 Per Cent Subsidy for Farmers

Kavya Organic Farm

The subsidy is aimed at supporting farmers who wish to set up polyhouse structures to cultivate crops in protected environments. Greenhouse Technology Mission: Launched by the government, this mission aims to provide financial assistance for polyhouse construction. The subsidy under this mission may cover up to 75% of the project cost.

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The Nature of Time

Hartwood Farm

Individual days and weeks can sometimes seem so long (especially when that harvest list runs onto three pages!), This inspired me to do a few more labor time analysis this summer—how many hours do we spend harvesting? Can our harvesting metrics improve? Harvesting again… note the sad deficit of weeds in the background.

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How can universities utilize Agritecture Designer’s Online Classes to incorporate CEA into their programs?

Agritecture Blog

Having a vertical farming unit on campus allows students to apply the knowledge they have learned in the classroom and develop practical skills in plant cultivation, technology, and sustainability. Plant cultivation and nutrition management : Ensuring plants receive the right nutrients and care to grow and produce the best yields.

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Mixing solar power and agriculture: A blueberry farm does a test run

Agritecture Blog

They must be gently cultivated where the low-lying bushes grow naturally, and the small, sweet berries are sold in the local area, too delicate to easily transport far. Sweetland tends, harvests and sells the blueberries, and shares profits with the landowner. But they all recovered quite well.”