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Growing Upwards: Unveiling the Best Vertical Farms in Australia and New Zealand

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Urban Greens is a vertical farming facility located in Sydney, Australia. With this urban surge, the importance of locally sourced produce becomes paramount, prompting a shift towards innovative and efficient solutions such as vertical farming. So, what are the foremost farms currently growing in this region?

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These Vertical Farms in Puerto Rico Offer 5 Lessons for Surviving Extreme Weather

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Weatherproof Your Building The exterior of Fusion Farms in Mayagüez, PR. Credit: Fusion Farms. Lang of Fusion Farms shares that they intentionally selected their farm’s site (a concrete structure constructed in 1961), for its “ great bones”, proven by the fact that it has withstood every hurricane since it was built.

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

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Agritecture Designer ’s urban and vertical farming courses can be a great help to universities looking to incorporate CEA into their curricula without the expense of added staff. Contact david@agritecture.com for more information on how you can get a hold of our farm-planning software for your students.

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10 Key Takeaways from the AeroFarms Abu Dhabi R&D Farm Opening & AgTech Innovation Summit

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Written by: Henry Gordon-Smith March 14, 2023 In February, I visited the new AeroFarms R&D facility, intended to bring the latest in vertical farming and indoor farming research and development to the UAE. 4: Vertical farms will struggle to scale without government subsidies. Credit: AeroFarms. #2:

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Bringing the Freshest Salad Greens to Saudi Arabia with Bather Smart Farm

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Written by: Sarah Jordan March 29, 2023 In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Khalid Shokair and his family have established Bather Smart Farm , a 2500-square-meter facility that grows microgreens, edible flowers, salad greens, and herbs. Chefs in the area love Bather Smart Farm’s produce because it is fresher than imported goods.

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Beyond Microgrids: Holistic CEA Energy Solutions

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Anyone familiar with the CEA industry is aware of the critical importance of energy in running an indoor vertical farm. Without consistent and reliable power, these farms can endure lower yields or even suffer a loss of crops, which translates to a loss of revenue. Could Microgrids be the Solution?

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To Certify or to Not Certify? Navigating Food Certifications

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Certification also plays a pivotal role in driving sustainable urban development and construction within the CEA sector. Furthermore, a certification specifically for indoor farms does not exist. However, nothing materialized beyond the research, and the industry is still without a sustainability certification scheme.

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