Indoor Ag Science Cafe’s latest on how to fund your indoor farm

‘How to Fund Your Indoor Farm’ by Nicola Kerslake (Contain Inc.) This month’s Indoor Ag Science Cafe was about financing indoor farm start up. Nicola Kerslake gave an overview of funding strategies and her guest presenter Dave Dinesen (CubicFarms) shared their insightful experience. Indoor Ag Science Café is an outreach program of a project OptimIA, funded […]

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5 Things You Need to Know About Financing Your Farm

By Chris Rawley, CEO of Harvest Returns More producers are turning to indoor farming today to meet the demand for locally-grown produce, for its environmental benefits, and as a sustainable way to transform the food system. Building a new greenhouse or equipping a vertical farm can require significant amounts of capital. Indoor growers are faced […]

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Japan Plant Factory Association workshops focus on plant factory production, business issues

Originally published in Issue 13 By Eri Hayashi, Japan Plant Factory Association, Industry Expert For anyone who believes plant factories (PFALs)/vertical farms are only for leafy greens or for anyone who has given up growing strawberries in plant factories, they may have to reconsider their way of thinking. There is a great future ahead for […]

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National fresh food distributor giving local farmers $75,000

Registration to win grants for sustainability projects now​ ​open​ to local farms nationwide. MONTEREY, CA (November 2017) – National produce distributor PRO*ACT is proud to announce the expansion of the company’s annual local farm grant program. The grant program called Cultivating Change has increased to $75,000 and represents PRO*ACT’s commitment to creating a sustainable produce […]

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Indoor Vertical Farming & Venture Capital: A pro’s view on how to get your vertical farm funded

Originally published in Issue 11 What a thrill it was to sit down with venture capitalist and ecologically responsible investor, Will Kain of Rusheen Capital Partners for lunch on a warm Santa Monica afternoon in August. RCP is the brainchild of visionary, Jim McDermott (see his latest venture, Fulcrum BioEnergy). Mr. Kain graciously agreed to […]

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Co-Alliance, LLP Makes Investment in Indoor Farms of America, LLC

AVON, IN (August 08, 2017) – Co-Alliance, LLP announced today its investment for an ownership stake in Indoor Farms of America, LLC, a Nevada-based company specializing in controlled environment agriculture (CEA) innovation. “Becoming a part owner of Indoor Farms of America represents our belief in its products and people,” said Co-Alliance CEO, Kevin Still. “We […]

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Hort Americas Financing through Sparkfund

Hort Americas Partners with SparkFund to Provide Financing for Energy Efficient Grow Lights

From One of Our Sponsors Hort Americas, a leading North American wholesale horticulture supplier, has teamed up with SparkFund to offer controlled environment agriculture customers financing plans for their energy efficient grow lights. The SparkFund lease covers the upfront costs of efficiency projects and customers can select the terms of the leases to help meet […]

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Harvest Funders

“The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways.” – President John F. Kennedy Let’s help support the people who put food on our tables! HarvestFunders.com is a crowdfunding website specifically designed to help provide the agricultural community with nonconventional funding for conventional needs using the […]

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