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Cultivating Profits in a Compact Crop

Modern Farmer

Yet with California’s agricultural hub dominated by large-scale farms and commodity crops, he’s found a comfortable niche at his local farmers market. With arable land at a premium— urban sprawl is a growing threat to the farming region—“I’m lucky to have a big yard,” says Mateo. Kaʻinapu Cavasso agrees.

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Hydroponics Help Urban Schools Grow Food Year-Round

Agritecture Blog

After a months-long process of convincing the school board to fund the project, in October 2021 he installed his first Freight Farm 30 feet away from his production kitchen. The hydroponic vertical farm housed in a shipping container costs about $150,000, and Jochner calculated it would take about 7.5 Credit: John Stuart.

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