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Today on social media

Salad?

Another harvest on the way!

NZ: Visit to Greengrower
"Today, the Te Waka team were lucky enough to visit the Greengrower vertical farm, New Zealand's first large-scale vertical farm for lettuce and leafy greens," writes the Te Waka: Waikato's Regional Economic Development Agency on their LinkedIn page. The vertical farm's 6200m2 facility is based at Waikato Innovation Park Limited and…

China: Trumpet mushroom harvest
Workers harvest king trumpet mushrooms grown at an indoor farm in Zunyi, SW China’s Guizhou. pic.twitter.com/GFUpjXSHba — Beautiful China (@PDChinaLife) March 14, 2023

SATS team visits V+ Agritech
"Happy to host Lee Cher Heng, Eleana & the SATS team at V-Plus Agritech Pte Ltd yesterday," writes James Yin with V+ Agritech on his LinkedIn. "Always a pleasure to connect with former SAF officers, given our common experiences. We discussed how the food services industry can move upstream and benefit from hyperlocal farming solutions.…

Viridis Planta

Singapore's first soil and compost-based vertical farm
The NIC MSCP farm (Farmer Nick) is the first soil and compost-based vertical farm located on a rooftop. Before this, there were only hydroponic-based MSCP rooftop farms in Singapore! "Working towards food security is an important goal for Singapore, especially with its heavy reliance on imported goods. Through…

YesHealth visiting Leafood
"It's an honor and a privilege to be cheered by the team of the Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania, who visited us this week at the vertical farm. Our partnership with YesHealth Group from Taiwan is a testament that great things are born when we look for ideas and partners across borders," writes the Leafood team on…

A Calgary farm tour
Our second stop of the Calgary Farm Tour was at Agriplay Ventures Inc #VerticalFarm where they use #precisionrain and low-watt lighting to grow fruits and vegetables.Farm tour hosted by @cdnfoodfocus and @FarmFoodCareSK #verticalfarming #sustainablefarming #FutureofFood pic.twitter.com/WdBjxYrypE — Andrea Holwegner RD (@chocoholicRD) March…

A visit to Vertegrow
Last week, PhD candidate @AnnikaBucky got to meet @KiltedChefCraig from @EatOnTheGreen1 and Ian Place from @WeAreVertegrow at the latter's vertical farm. Keep an eye out for the video from our visit! #verticalfarming pic.twitter.com/VCfAhx2fX4 — Rowett Institute (@rowett_abdn) March 7, 2023

V+ Agritech is going to North America

Visiting VeggiTech

Harvesting in style

Aerofarms opens AgX Research Center in Abu Dhabi
"Congratulations to the whole team at AeroFarms for the grand opening of their "AgX" research & development facility today in Abu Dhabi!" wrote Henry Gordon-Smith on his LinkedIn. Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, also spoke about the vision and…

Grobrix wishes you a Happy Valentine!

Hydropolis Tech

We're ready for the Fruit Logistica!
Come and visit us in Hall 3.2, B-02 or schedule a meeting here.

What impact can you actually do from just growing leafy greens and lettuce?
"This is one of the questions that I often get asked. I can't speak for all growers in our industry, but for us at Ljusgårda, it's a well-thought-through and active decision. Here is a small summary on why we have chosen lettuce, and why we are already making a large impact by replacing imported lettuce…

Ancient Greens

Cantabrica

Massey AgriFood Digital Lab visiting Greengrower
We had Johan, Chris and Jay @MAF_Digital_Lab visiting our Greengrower vertical farm (https://t.co/kahEDhtPzr) in Hamilton to start some exciting linkages and student projects (@Engineering_MU @MasseyHort, other parties/uni's). Stay tuned, and let us know if you are interested. pic.twitter.com/nkWY8dH83c —…

Queen's VF Team visits Interius Farms
"Thank you, Interius Farms, for welcoming QVFT into your research space. QVFT learned lots and enjoyed learning about the methods, research, and processes that make your farm unique!" writes the QVFT team on LinkedIn.

Pflanzentheke at IPM

Hydroponic fodder production in Rwanda
Farmers and ranchers can avoid supply chain disruptions, sourcing issues, and feed price spikes by growing fodder on-site all year. The best part is fodder requires only a few days to grow. pic.twitter.com/fzE5d4eWIX — URUHIMBI KAGEYO COOPERATIVE (UKC) OFFICIAL. (@uruhimbi) January 27, 2023

Grown on top of a skyscraper

Al Noor Training Centre for Persons with Disabilities hosted at Bustanica
"It was a pleasure to host students from Al Noor Training Centre for Persons with Disabilities at Bustanica. The students enjoyed a tour of the world’s largest vertical farm followed by a delicious spread courtesy of our Culinary and Events teams," the company shared on their LinkedIn page.

Nextfood

Jardin Vertical has some interesting cupcakes growing ...

Aqua Verti teaching about hydroponics

Smart Oasis

Premifarm's growing solution

Israel Foreign Ministry visiting Growin
During the climate change course of @IsraelMFA, we were exposed today the wonderful technologies of Growin, an #Israeli smart farming company. They turn vacant urban spaces into productive green vertical modular farms🌱🇮🇱🌱 pic.twitter.com/5wiRgCyiUR — Dana Filber (@DanaFilber) January 12, 2023

Strawberry season at Phillip Island Strawberries

Micro Coriander by April Sun Farms

Gemuesemacher

Indian mushroom cultivation
Mushroom cultivation in Madurai, India

Climate trials for indoor strawberry cultivation
Climate trials for indoor strawberry cultivation by Mit Koevoets

Farmbrots harvesting time

EasyPeasy it seems

Rawgreens growing vertical

Cantabrica