ATTRA

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Microgreens are young vegetables harvested just after the cotyledon leaves have developed, typically seven and 21 days. In contrast, sprouts are germinated seeds harvested much earlier, usually within two to seven days. This difference in harvesting time is just the beginning of what distinguishes these two nutritious greens.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Credit: Farm One. “I I thought, wouldn’t it be great to use this new technology of vertical farming to bring these kinds of interesting products to the market and grow them locally? Vertical farming allows you to grow right next to where people consume the product, and allows you to grow very fresh crops year round.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With the help of the Agri-Tech Centres, this groundbreaking technology is currently under trial, which if successful could allow Debye to undertake small-scale pilot projects on a farm setting within three years, subject to funding. s machine and to determine its commercial viability.

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Greener Crop , INNO-3B , LettUs Grow , Montel , New Growing System , Priva , Urban Crop Solutions , Tower Farms , FarmRaise , Harvest Returns , Mainvest , and Perl Street. is a Canadian based international leader in indoor, vertical farming technology. Credit: HRVST Limited. ZipGrow ZipGrow Inc. ZipGrow Inc. ZipGrow Inc.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

The thought experiment concluded with a rough figure that each lb of moved product incurs about ⅓ of a pound of CO2 in the process. This was compared to the carbon footprint of a typical grid-tied container farm, which produced CO2 in excess of 8lbs of CO2 per lb of product grown.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Greenhouses and vertical farms, widely known as trusted methods of year-round agricultural production, seem to be context-agnostic solutions to agri-food supply chain disruptions, desertification, and other climate change-related problems. Vertical farms too could cost upwards of $350 per square foot, and require even more energy.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 16, 2023

GreenWave’s founder, Bren Smith, harvests kelp on his farm. Written by: Sarah Jordan May 16, 2023 Saltwater farming, also known as ocean farming or mariculture, is a revolutionary approach to sustainable agriculture that harnesses the power of the ocean to grow crops and produce seafood. Credit: Patagonia/Ron Gautreau.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

LettUs Design’s chosen modules for the gamification process with communities. With gamification at its core, aspects like food production, food processing, community involvement, social life and leisure, education, and employment are broken down into 6x6 meter modules. Graphic sourced from LettUs Design.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

Mattia Marinello, farm owner and operator, collects snails for harvest. I use any type of vegetable or fruit that I find as waste from processing companies or distributors; the only important thing is that there is no rotten fruit that could lead to mold inside the farm. Distributing food scraps in each of the pens.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

Furthermore, any change to a farmer’s process costs time, money, and carries a level of risk. Alternative Proteins Mattia Marinello, farm owner and operator, collects snails for harvest. However, the long-term potential and total quantity of carbon storage is still very much up for debate.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Students harvesting greens with Teens for Food Justice. Editor’s Note: Increasingly around the USA, middle and high schools are creating opportunities for their students to learn about hydroponic farming. These farms offer food security to students but also offer insights into business. Credit: Jessica DiMento.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Some participants acknowledged that in urban settings, hydroponically grown produce might be preferable to processed food. Hydroponics, which severs the connection between plants and soil, was seen as antithetical to agroecological principles.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 23, 2023

The term is meant to capture the nuance between different agricultural methods that are often promoted as competing against each other, [such as vertical farms and greenhouses,] when in fact, they overlap, and various combinations of them can reap greater environmental, economic, and social benefits than any one solution alone.

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Agritecture Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Vertical farms could be utilized as specialized tools to grow high-value crops for medicinal and cosmetic purposes rather than commodity leafy greens. Comparing the unit economics of saffron production for greenhouses and vertical farms would offer valuable insight for growers and investors looking to enter the space.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In 2022, Iowa farmers harvested 12.4 Obviously, the big row crops are a driver: the processing facilities for sweet corn, peas, green beans. And now, because of technology that can be brought into this world of indoor farming, you have fresh produce that can be grown 12 months out of the year.”

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