Here is another video update reporting how great the Tour de Fresh was! NBC News 12 in Phoenix, Arizona reported on it and shows how a local elementary school is enjoying a salad bar now with healthy fruits and vegetables. Tour de Fresh has raised money for the Let’s Move Salad Bars back to School initiative, and 80 new salad bars will be making their way to new schools.
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The Story of ZipFarm Starting a farm is nearly impossible to the farmer with low capital, no crew, and no farmland. These requirements help no one; they only keep great farmers from farming. But what if starting a farm required only a small portion of the startup capital, only a small space, and only one person? It would be great! In fact, we think that this is ideal. In this case, the one person would need only a few things: equipment that can fit into a small space, a way to start small and scale slowly, and the information on…
Leading US Indoor Agriculture Conference Partners with Microsoft to DiscussPlant Factories, AgTech At Its First Asia Event SINGAPORE. (October15, 2015) —As it offers solutions to drought, food supply chain challenges and the scarcity of new farmland, indoor agriculture is one of the fastest-growing aspects of global farming. Indoor Ag-Con –the US indoor agriculture’s industry’s leading conference –will be hosting its first event in Asia on January 18-19, 2016 to discuss the prospects for this tech-rich industry in the region. The two-day seminar will be hosted at Microsoft’s campus in Marina Bay, Singapore, and is tailored toward corporate executives from…
Click here to download the issue. Urban Ag News Issue 11 | October 2015 Greenhouse growers continue to look for ways to produce their crops more sustainably. Houweling’s Tomatoes new greenhouse tomato operation in Mona, Utah, takes sustainability to the next level by incorporating waste heat and carbon dioxide from a neighboring power plant in this 28-acre facility. Even better, 95 percent of the tomatoes are sold “locally” within the state. Greenhouse growers looking to produce edible crops will want to be sure to read the article on food safety. Phil Tocco, food safety educator at Michigan State University Extension, discusses…
Vegetable producers, health-minded consumers, and many inventive chefs have realized the advantages of microgreens – tiny leaves of vegetable plants less than 14 days old. Microgreens, which are smaller than “baby greens” and harvested later than sprouts, offer intense flavor and vibrant color and add an appealing touch to garnishes for salads, sandwiches and soups. Whether they’re spinach, arugula, beet or lettuce, microgreens are believed to be exceptionally nutritious, even more so than the “baby” versions of these vegetables. Microgreens grown in a controlled environment such as a hydroponic greenhouse system are of consistent quantity and quality, and are available…
College goes hydroponic as students grow their own ingredients on-site! Horticulture and hospitality students at Peterborough Regional College have embarked on a collaborative initiative with Local Roots Limited which will reduce the food miles associated with some of the ingredients used in the College’s own Parcs Restaurant to zero. Led by sustainability experts Dr. Ian Tennant and Gloria McNeil, Local Roots Limited provides expertise and a fully serviced solution to allow caterers and organizations to grow their own food on site. Local Roots Limited has set up a small version of a new vertical farming system, VydroFarm, recently launched by hydroponics innovator HydroGarden,…
CropKing is a supplier of quality hydroponic growing supplies and equipment. But more than just supplying the best equipment for growing, it is important to educate both new growers and potential growers about the industry that they are venturing into. A good understanding of what is involved in the growing process, as well as the options that are available gives a potential customer the ability to make smart decisions. What Information is Covered in the Grower Workshop? An introduction to greenhouse and hydroponic systems and plants as well as the cropping practices that take place in these systems are the main topics of…
BEDFORD, Texas, Sept. 22, 2015 — Hort Americas is a proud sponsor (and rider participant) of the Tour de Fresh. This one-of-a-kind collaborative event unites the most significant brands and influencers in the fresh produce industry for a four-day cycling event that raises funds to benefit the Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools campaign. The inaugural 2014 event raised over $142,000 and placed over 40 salads bars in communities in 11 states, including California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. The goal of Tour de Fresh 2015 and its participants…
I want to make sure that you know about the 4th Annual Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Conference: “Innovation and the Rise of Local Food” – http://seedstockconference.com – scheduled for Nov. 3 – 4, 2015, at UC San Diego. The conference will explore the confluence of agricultural innovation and the escalating demand for locally grown food. Presented by Seedstock, a social venture that fosters the development of robust and sustainable local food systems, the event will kick off with the “Future Farm Field Trip” (http://bit.ly/1gXUYke) onTuesday, Nov. 3, which will offer a limited number of attendees an excursion into the diversity of…
Have you registered for this event yet? You should! INVITATION TO JOIN US AT INDOOR AG-CON NEW YORK We wanted to encourage you to join us at an upcoming event; Indoor Ag-Con New York. Indoor Ag-Con hosts events about indoor agriculture; growing produce and raising fish using hydroponic, aquaponic and aeroponic techniques in greenhouses, warehouses and containers, and will be hosting its first New York event on October 15, 2015 . Now in its fourth year, Indoor Ag-Con’s two day annual event is hosted in Las Vegas in the spring, and has welcomed participants from as far afield as Sweden,…
Houston, Texas, June 25, 2015 — Indoor Harvest Corp (OTCQB:INQD), through its brand name Indoor Harvest™, is a design build contractor, developer, marketer and direct-seller of commercial grade aeroponic and hydroponic fixtures and supporting systems for use in urban Controlled Environment Agriculture and Building Integrated Agriculture. The Company is pleased to provide an update on the Pasadena, Texas Community Located Agricultural Research Area (“CLARA”) project. On March 31, 2015 the Company announced the signing of a LOI with the City of Pasadena, Texas to fund the establishment and provisioning of an indoor agricultural facility (vertical farm) to be located in…
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 the cash flow needs of their businesses. “By offering financing to our customers, we can help more growers access our efficient LED grow lights,” said Chris Higgins, Co-Founder and President of Hort Americas. “We are excited to grow our partnership with SparkFund and help more…
There is almost nothing more appealing than the smell of freshly picked basil. The aroma of a freshly cut small bunch can fill a room. Some of the great eating experiences of summer include the taste of fresh basil. It can be combined with fresh mozzarella on a sliced tomato just picked from the garden. Fresh basil can also be used to make a delicious pesto sauce. Fortunately, thanks to greenhouses and controlled environment agriculture (CEA), basil can be grown year round. Basil is appealing to growers because of its consistent demand from consumers. Growers who produce basil during colder…