Food Tank

JULY 7, 2023

In support of Goal 4, to sustainably produce, distribute, and dispose of food: The Mayor’s Office on Climate and Environmental Justice released the City’s first integrated greenhouse gas inventory—measuring emissions from New Yorkers’ consumption of goods, services, transportation, food, and housing.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With grant funding from Travis County, New Leaf purchases all of these crops (including those consumed by farmers and their families) and distributes them free of charge within their respective communities. Bista’s son Bal is New Leaf’s chicken and greenhouse manager, and he and his in-laws also have community farmer plots.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 31, 2023

It just blossomed into way more than I ever could have expected,” said Zauderer, who now works full-time at Grassroots Grocery, a food-distribution nonprofit he co-founded in New York. The fridges also offer a degree of anonymity for those in need that’s hard to find at more traditional food distribution centers, like food pantries.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 19, 2023

They produce around 30 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. It starts with governments having a plan to transform their food systems in ways that incentivize the production, distribution and consumption of foods that are good for health and good for the environment. And we know what is needed to turn food systems around.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The 2021 Global CEA Census Report revealed that at least 38% of greenhouses and vertical farms don't track their energy use. Ceres Greenhouse Solutions The unique design of Ceres’ passive and modular greenhouses. Credit: Ceres Greenhouse Solutions. Credit: GreenBiz. Credit: Resource Innovation Institute.

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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

Small-area estimation uses EO to distribute projected data to grid squares, ZIP codes, and fields. The CO 2 e is used to standardize emissions from all types of greenhouse gases (e.g., All data are collected consistently with identical questionnaires deployed, irrespective of county, commodity, year, and farm type.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Their greenhouses are also designed to ensure that greater amounts of light can enter through the southern extension of the greenhouse roof, with the north side of the roof configured with a reflective surface.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Come autumn harvest after a short growing season of about 58 days, Sakari donates most of the yield to regional tribes with distribution assistance from state agencies. It premiered in April and has since become a film festival darling; Schreiner is hopeful it will get streaming distribution soon in order to reach a wider audience.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Inside the Archi’s Acres greenhouse. And disabled veterans are just as capable, she adds, particularly in marketing, logistics, distribution and compliance. Photo courtesy AiSA) With the successful launch of the business and a renewed sense of purpose, the couple looked to extend their reach. It’s a huge talent pool.”

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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. The brewery is located on a small but busy farm with apple orchards, market gardens, two greenhouses, an apiary, and a flock of chickens.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 16, 2023

Overall, GreenWave aims to shape a connected group of farmers worldwide so they can distribute information and forge connections between producers, buyers, and sellers. Seawater Greenhouse Seawater Greenhouse constructs greenhouses in arid climates, like this one in Oman. Credit: Seawater Greenhouse.

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CalCAN

APRIL 28, 2023

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced last week that the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) will make available approximately $40 million for block grants, incentivizing agricultural operations to invest in irrigation systems that increase water use efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Transparent tarps nailed to the ends of a half-finished greenhouse whipped in the wind behind him. Even on a compact farm like Small Axe, which spans only four acres — the national average is 446 acres — there was much to be done: crop rotations to plan, greenhouse doors to finish, a new shed to build.

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Agwired

APRIL 10, 2024

Department of Agriculture published the second edition of Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Agriculture and Forestry: Methods for Entity Scale Inventory. The report provides farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners with the methods and tools needed to assess the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of their operations.

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Caff

DECEMBER 23, 2021

This bill, just one of many that CAFF successfully advocated for in 2021 , will help create hubs that aggregate not from the far-flung reaches of the world, but from nearby family farms, and help distribute this healthy food to families, schools, businesses and hospitals. WILL YOU HELP US KEEP THIS MOMENTUM GOING STRONG?

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 18, 2024

This will result in a far more distributed, localized food-production system that is more stable and resilient than the one it replaces. We will move from a centralized system dependent on scarce resources to a distributed system based on abundant resources. greenhouse gas emissions could be fully offset by 2035.

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Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

However, critics highlight their outsized environmental impact, including excessive water use and pollution caused by concentrated waste, as well as greenhouse gas emissions. Using a $40,000 DBII grant, he’s acquired an additional fleet of machines and is working toward nationwide distribution.

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CalCAN

JUNE 28, 2023

Another challenge of these large budget swings is having the administrative systems and staff in place to distribute the funds. Organic systems are shown to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and store carbon while also eliminating the use of fossil fuel-based pesticides and fertilizers.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Last year, the foundation supported the production of a report on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture , which played a significant role in the national conversation around regenerative agriculture. With organic, Walmart could push farms to get bigger, driving costs down and enabling national distribution.

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The Counter

MAY 19, 2022

Every year, California dairy farms emit hundreds of thousands of tons of the potent greenhouse gas methane, which gets released when livestock operations pool manure in open-air lagoons. million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, a standard unit for measuring greenhouse gas emissions, from being emitted annually by the end of this year.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

CONTENT SOURCED FROM CIVIL EATS Written by: Lisa Held January 13, 2023 Inside a 4,000-square-foot greenhouse in west Baltimore at the end of June, untended basil plants were falling over and going to seed. Reidy, the founder and CEO of a real estate design company that helped build and raise funds for the Green Street greenhouse.

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Agritecture Blog

JULY 31, 2023

” The accelerating trend of controlled-environment agriculture (CEA), particularly vertical farming and hydroponic greenhouses, has captivated investors, entrepreneurs, and journalists worldwide. “ Are you a technology company or a farming company? ”

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Ohio State University

OCTOBER 14, 2024

municipal landfills, where it emits methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Researchers will conduct three measurements during the campaign—one baseline assessment and two follow-ups after distributing campaign materials—to compare control routes with treatment routes.

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DTN

MAY 30, 2024

Climate risk disclosure covers two major types of climate risks: Transition risks are tied to direct and indirect greenhouse emissions. For example, ship companies can use optimized weather routing to save fuel and reduce greenhouse emissions. This also applies to public offerings.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 15, 2024

Methane is a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. And how is it being distributed?” (Photos by Lena Beck) While limiting food waste is best for the environment, redirecting wasted food away from landfills is the next best option. And that’s true, they did do their part. How is it being processed?

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NASDA

JUNE 12, 2023

As part of that partnership, the NASDA Foundation has a cooperative agreement, 1 in which it works with FDA and state agencies to produce and distribute tools that assist in implementing produce safety rules within the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

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Caff

AUGUST 15, 2024

These machines reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower operating costs and maintenance needs and contribute to healthier working conditions and a more sustainable environment. Funds are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, so we encourage interested farmers to act quickly.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Wild Weather Threatens Farm Viability Although the IRA funds are directed at greenhouse gas mitigation, many forms of agricultural climate mitigation also increase farm resilience. At the same time, they decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Their focus on greenhouse gas mitigation leaves ample room for building on-farm resilience.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 31, 2024

By using regenerative practices to draw carbon down from the atmosphere and back into the soil, some estimates suggest we could sequester more than half of total annual greenhouse gas emissions globally. They are funding the production and distribution of these vegetables, in my case carrots, using profits from their conventional trade.

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Processing and distributing these energy products release additional greenhouse gases, as well as when we create electricity, cook our food, or while we’re standing still idling in traffic on a highway or downtown in any metropolitan area. There is fossil carbon in the form of natural gas (methane), oil and coal.

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Hartwood Farm

MARCH 12, 2020

The greenhouse is up and humming, high tunnel planting started, and we are seeding up a storm, because that’s what farmers do. On the CSA front, we have contingency plans for distributions, depending upon how things look by summer.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 18, 2023

TFFJ has partnered with 19 schools to distribute 45,000 pounds of student-grown produce per year, leaving a life-long impact on the nearly 8,000 students they connect with. Similarly, New York Sun Works builds greenhouse labs in urban schools to educate about sustainability within frameworks of hydroponic farming technologies.

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World Agri-Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A regenerative food system can help restore degraded ecosystems; reduce greenhouse gases and sequester carbon; and keep soil healthy, water clean, and foster biodiversity. Investment capacity is unequally distributed. Finance providers are waiting for governments to take the lead through policy change.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

This is precisely the challenge Wageningen University & Research (WUR) laid out for participants of the third Urban Greenhouse Challenge. Winners of the third Urban Greenhouse Challenge, LettUs Design. Learn more about the winning Urban Greenhouse Challenge design ! Visual representation of LettUs Design’s concept.

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DTN

DECEMBER 2, 2024

These initiatives aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, with interim targets such as a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Meeting these regulatory demands requires utilities to transform how they generate, distribute, and manage energy.

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iFarm

JANUARY 1, 2024

Let’s say you sell your farm goods at a farmers market and through an online store – you have two sales channels to manage: two marketing plans (with two different customer bases), two distribution models; two inventory management systems. You can focus on distribution to increase your reach; and increase efficiencies.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 20, 2024

The choice to compare greenhouse gas intensity of soil-based urban agriculture systems with conventional farming systems brings up an inherently unfair comparison.

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