Agritecture Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

With a population of 5.454 million as of 2021, this thriving metropolis faces a unique challenge when it comes to sustaining its food supply. Situated within the confines of a 483sqm warehouse in an industrial building, GroGrace operates within a total cultivation area of 720sqm (four layers of 180sqm each). courtesy of Grobrix.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JANUARY 14, 2025

As news of weed killer resistant plants hits the headlines, Patrick Holden reflects on discussions at the latest Oxford Real Farming Conference, highlighting why the plough may not be the worst option when it comes to nature-friendly cultivation. The theme was how ploughing and cultivation can be good for soil health.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When she moved to Oregon in 2006, she noticed a contrasting lack in access to culturally relevant foods, which has been a driving force behind her decades-long work championing Indigenous food sovereignty through agriculture, advocacy, and activism. Many tribes in Alaska are very intertribal, sharing similar foods and waterways.

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Also known as “cultivated meat,” these products are made by taking stem cells from animals and growing them petri-dish style around a scaffolding in nutrient-rich broth. The reasoning behind the cultivation of lab grown meat is comprised of several thought processes. It reduces greenhouse (GHG) gas emissions.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

On Agritecture Designer , you can compare CapEx, OpEx, and yields from vertical farms, greenhouses, or container farms to discover which would be best for your idea and local market. Agritecture’s consulting team is a big fan of greenhouses, which have a long history of commercial and private success.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By adopting a piece of a farm, you can offer someone a way to connect with the land and our food system in a unique and meaningful way. Belmont Estate is also seeking contributions to reconstruct greenhouses and farm buildings, as well as purchase new equipment for essential agricultural activities.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

Walla Walla’s hands-on coursework is bringing together agriculture and culinary students as part of a nascent movement among community colleges that are increasingly bringing food production into curricula in new and innovative ways. Walla Walla Community College hopes to offer surplus agricultural products at its food pantry, too.

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Food Tank

JUNE 12, 2024

Meats is working to create opportunities for small farms and ranches to support a more localized food system. “We’re We’re living in a time when the health of our planet is in peril, and regenerative agriculture offers a beacon of hope,” Pollard tells Food Tank. “By An assessment by the U.N. Pollard said Cream Co.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Krishna Bista grew up on a diversified farm in her native Bhutan, where her family cultivated sweet potatoes, ginger, corn, wheat, millet, citrus and cardamom. At age 30, she was forced to seek asylum in Nepal, and for the next 19 years, she was unable to work or grow her own food. “I It’s] helped me to assimilate greatly,” she says.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

Since then, technology in the field continues to advance and reimagine our food systems. In fact, the cultivation of lettuce and other leafy greens in field settings is highly carbon-efficient when compared to more energy intensive processes like those used in many CEA facilities. of the American Farmland Trust.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 27, 2024

An international study led by the University of Michigan and published in Nature Cities compared the carbon footprints of food produced at low-tech urban agriculture sites to conventional crops at sites in five countries. For crops that are air-freighted, such as asparagus, the carbon footprint of urban crops was actually lower.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

According to a study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production and Beverages , the production of alcoholic beverages can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and water depletion. It also reveals that the production cultivation of barley and hops is responsible for most of the environmental impact of beer.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 21, 2023

Yet that tension between the global appetite for chicken and the conditions of mass poultry farming is also an opportunity for problem solvers at the forefront of one of the more audacious—and controversial—developments in the food industry. But not everyone agrees that cultivated meat should replace traditionally produced animal protein.

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Food Tank

MAY 1, 2024

By taking legal action, researching, and building campaigns around the world, CIEL hopes to expose the hold that fossil fuels have on industries, including the food system. The Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GAFF) reports that the food system contributes to 15 percent of the total fossil fuel consumption every year.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

Space agriculture is an essential aspect of sustainable interplanetary exploration, as astronauts need a source of fresh food during long-term missions. The unique challenges that come with producing food in a resource-deficient environment can also lend themselves to innovative solutions in CEA on Earth. Credit: Davi Souza.

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Agritecture Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Demand for localized food systems and the products coming from them is rising, and companies are responding to it. Vertical farms and greenhouses are seeing much more capital investment than they had in the past, and CEA businesses are improving their unit economics through new technologies which attract investment, as well.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 24, 2023

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 Research on the sustainability of cannabis cultivation, although nascent because of its illegal federal status, indicates an array of environmental impacts.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Urban farming is known for connecting city dwellers with their food source, increasing food security and creating beautiful green spaces. In some cases, developers have bought up land where cultivation was taking place, and farmers lost decades of work. “We Eastie Farm greenhouse.

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Civil Eats

MAY 8, 2024

It’s a connection to the homeland for a lot of people, and I think it really helps enrich and diversify our cultivated flora,” said David Lorence, senior research botanist at the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Kaua’i, Hawaii, which features two curry leaf trees. Because I love the smell so much, I like to share it,” said Guerra.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

But the key points are: The National Farmers Union has supported the ethanol industry as it has helped farmers maintain a stronger market and has reduced the greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation industry. The overall impact of the greenhouse gas reductions of ethanol compared to gasoline are therefore hard to balance.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 8, 2024

For more than four decades, the executive director of the Schumacher Center for a New Economics (which she co-founded with Robert Swann in 1980) has been tending to a land-use movement in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, driven by innovative ideas for cultivating affordable access to farmland. HVS: What are the roadblocks here?

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 16, 2023

One of the key advantages of saltwater farming is its ability to address the growing global demand for food while minimizing the strain on land and freshwater resources. Since over 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans, saltwater farming presents untapped potential for increasing food production. Credit: Seawater Greenhouse.

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

These companies join a number of existing members, which include: Ceres Greenhouse Solutions , CropKing, Inc. Current Culture H2O For the last 15 years, Current Culture H2O ® (CCH2O) has been a market leader and innovator in hydroponic cultivation solutions for professional growers worldwide. Credit: Surna Cultivation Technologies.

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Sustainable Harvest International

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Sugarcane cultivation (left) and natural ecosystem (right) in Santa Martha Transforming Agriculture SHI partnering farms utilize organic farming practices that help to restore the soil and other local ecosystems. After years of intensive sugarcane cultivation, the soil needs lots of organic matter in order to heal.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Controlled environment agriculture has unboxed our imaginations, creating limitless possibilities for food production in urban environments. With farms transcending all defined boundaries of food cultivation, what’s in store for the industry next? Rendering sourced from 3DELUXE …How about growing food on a yacht?

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Associate professor of Horticulture, Neil Mattson, teaches a student in one of Cornell’s on-campus greenhouses. Editor’s Note: Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is one of the various solutions available to deal with the harmful effects of climate change and ensure food security for future generations. Credit: Cornell Chronicle.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Food Tank’s Dispatch from the U.N. To make sure it lands straight in your inbox and to be among the first to receive it, subscribe to Food Tank’s newsletter now by clicking here. Yesterday, the food movement grappled with some potentially significant setbacks from this week at COP28. This is the food moment.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Written by: Niko Simos May 26, 2023 Climate change presents a significant threat to global water and food security. Credit: World Resources Institute According to Strategy and PWC , GCC countries import about 85% of their food and approximately 56% of vegetables, largely due to the highly limited arable land in the region, averaging 4.25%.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Until a few years ago, Songbird Farm in Unity, Maine, grew wheat, rye, oats, and corn, as well as an array of vegetables in three high tunnel greenhouses, and supported a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program for over 100 customers. Farmers were hurting, consumers were worried, and Maine’s food system looked to be in crisis.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

Food apartheids are making it increasingly apparent that a history of racialized segregation continues to divide our societies and threaten livelihoods. Access to fresh produce, grocery stores, and affordable healthy food options is limited and made to be inconvenient only for specific communities. Rendering sourced from LettUs Design.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 16, 2023

Hybrid cheeses split the difference Clara Talens, senior researcher at AZTI, a Spanish research center that focuses in part on food innovation, sees a future for hybrid cheese. Cheese has a hefty environmental footprint , due to the land use and greenhouse gas emissions associated with dairy farming. “If Faba beans.

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CalCAN

AUGUST 15, 2023

The Crucial Role of Farm Bill Advocacy The farm bill covers a wide range of agriculture and nutrition policy that has a huge impact on how our food is grown and who has access to it, and what resources farmers and ranchers will have for conservation practices, crop insurance, research, and much more. agriculture by the year 2040.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As director of demonstration and on-farm education for the Savanna Institute (SI) , she knows that agroforestry can be a game-changer in fighting climate change and creating healthier food systems. I had primarily done cut flowers as annual crops or grew in a greenhouse, so I didn’t have a lot of experience or knowledge of perennials.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 22, 2023

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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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 11, 2023

At more than 5,000 feet above sea level and with its endless opportunities for outdoor adventure and good food, Boulder was the perfect backdrop to get down to coalition business. She discussed some of the challenges in her district and elsewhere as it becomes increasingly difficult to produce good food. As a pediatrician, Rep.

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Caff

JANUARY 24, 2024

Cheetah covered the basics of mycology (the study of fungi), mushroom cultivation techniques , and the pollutants that can be released when structures burn. Some get food by living intertwined with plants or animals. Cheetah gives a tour of the mushroom growing greenhouses. Samantha Zangrilli giving a tour of the garden.

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