Sector | Grower in the Spotlight
Indoor saffron farming offers hope amidst declining saffron production
Greens Bali, a 1000m2 vertical farm, for sale:
Increasing clientele: "Grow what the customer wants, not what you want"
Paraplegic urban farmer who feeds the less fortunate
A look at Aerofarms' environmental impact
Urban agriculture training session: a gateway to sustainable living
Australia: “In response to the high demand, we’ve had to introduce a waitlist”
Japan: "The fewer the flowers, the bigger the strawberry"
US (CT): Former Marine scout sniper launches container farm operation
Pakistan: Hyderbad storehouse hydroponic farm beats drought, land degradation
US: Virginia is cultivating indoor ag to force a brighter future
Antigua church community is going green to grow green
US (MN): Marcus Carpenter opens BIPOC-owned freight farm
UK: Growing speciality mushrooms from whiskey waste
Siemens Frankfurt installs vertical farming for its own employees
Winemaker turned farmer goes green, sustainable, and vertical
PlanTFarm targets US, Middle East vertical farm markets
Greenhouse cultivation near cities brings us 'back to the future'
US (NJ): "We need to host events to stay alive, but township is squashing us"
From the construction industry to the harvest
Venezuelan engineer discovers passion for urban agriculture in Argentina
Germany: Balancing farm expansion with brand identity
US (CT): Mushroom grower tackles energy costs with solar power
CAN: Kelowna vertical farm reaches new heights with expansion to retail, organic certification
US (MI): Former Detroit University students blossom in vertical farming
US (MI): Mighty microgreens: Jackie Grow gardens in her garage
US (CT): Stonington mushroom farm growing with help of science
Malaysia: Ex-rubber tapper earns income cultivating mushrooms
India: Jithu Thomas started growing mushrooms as a hobby
US (TX): Evanston-based grower makes gourmet mushroom business from the ground up
US (VA): Indoor Pulaski lettuce harvest a carbon capture venture
US (WI): Scaling sustainably: “We’re more about localized farms”
US (CA): Good Witch Farm delivers microgreens around SLO County
"We are drastically lowering the cost of manufacturing crops"
"Predictability, reproducibility, and control":
Bell pepper plants cultivated in climate-controlled chambers
Harvesting independence in Indonesia
Market acceptance, storytelling gains and how the EU can boost CEA
France: "When explaining the benefits of vertical farming, consumers are more willing"
US (NY): Mushroom producers steadily moving to automated farms
Trinidad and Tobago: "Less isolation and more collaboration is needed"
US (NY): Microgreens farmer looking to expand across the region
Turning colleges in edible campuses
US (MO): Neon Greens opens in the Grove that serves farm-to-table salads
“We saw that we could build this type of system on a rooftop"
US (MA): Local organizations rolling out plans to address food insecurity
Norway: Cave farm uses natural insulation to cut down OpEx, delivering 1500kg of greens monthly
Nour’s resilient story in Azraq refugee camp
US (GA): 14 y/o boy is the youngest certified hydroponic grower in state
US (MD): Gov. Moore tout Bowery Farming in push for sustainability
US (NJ): Grower makes strawberries that go for $20 a box
“People are looking for jobs, and the agriculture industry is looking for employees"
Are consumers and customers willing to support something new?
US (FL): Hybrid farm officially opens its doors
Maldives: Hydroponic farming introduced in B. Kihaadhoo under BML Small Grants
What does the future hold for vertical farming in Canada?
Hybrid model with greenhouse makes business viable
Finland: Vertical farm only used for propagation as it’s too costly for standalone products
Podcast:
'From the plant to the plate'
CAN (BC): Grower to foster ‘food sovereignty’ with vertical farm tech
Ethel Phiri combines scientific expertise with traditional knowledge to grow climate-smart indigenous crops
CAN (ON): Greens grow amidst cold and snow in Nipissing First Nation
Vertical farms uses Canobi to grow leafy greens with aeroponics
US: Touring Legacy Greens' Florida farm
Philippines: Climate-controlled tulip farm in Asia blooms
China: Vertical farm exports berries throughout Southeast Asia
Uganda: Aquaponics facility managed by team of disabled people unveiled
“You have to run on renewable energy else you carbon footprint is higher than conventional"
Philippines: Grower in Laoag City shows how to grow lettuce in hydroponics
US (AR): Licensed urban farm working to provide healthy food locally
From a law firm to growing microgreens
US (OH): Family farm focuses on microgreens
US (TX): Indoor grower farms new workers for agriculture through desk-job benefits
Hydroponics gaining traction in South Africa
France: 13M investment for commercial-scale shrimp and greenhouse farm
US (CO): Local indoor-grown food vendors utilize grocery delivery service to fill seasonal produce gaps in Denver
Drone tour of Eden Green's vertical farm
“'It takes a village to raise a child' is a good metaphor for this industry"
UAE: Masdar City launches first indoor vertical farm
US (MD): Business accelerator awards $72,000 to Maryland growers of color
Qatar: Grower leverages hydroponics to grow in harsh climate
CAN (ON): Cornwall grower promises year-round crop yields thanks to farming tech
CAN (BC): New hydroponic farm aims to tackle food security on the North Island
Palestinians go hydroponic in Jordan’s ‘Gaza camp’
US (MA): New farm in South Hadley is beautiful and natural
Egypt: Despite scepticism, aquaponic farmer finds flourishing business
No disparity between vertical farms and greenhouses:
-40°C in Finland: Power blackouts cost indoor growers €200.000+ per day
