When I first met Chris Lukenbill in March of 2015 at Indoor Ag Con in Las Vegas, he was the founder of Fresh with Edge a Rochester, Minnesota indoor farm start-up utilizing Bright Agrotech’s well-known ZipGrow Towers™. As he handed me his business card I was a little freaked out by its texture. Upon closer […]
Continue ReadingChoosing a Hydroponic Substrate: Tips From the Pros Hort Americas has partnered with Upstart Farmers – Bright Agrotech to offer a free webinar on choosing a hydroponic substrate! Knowing what your hydroponic system needs can be hard. To help you out, Dr. Nate from Bright Agrotech, Chris Higgins, and Tyler Baras from HortAmericas lent their experience and knowledge […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingAquaponics. Sounds like a perfect way to create a balanced diet: Lettuce, fish, throw in some chips, a nibble of chocolate and I’m game. But aquaponics is so much more than good eats. It’s a method to help feed the masses within a close-looped system that utilizes a fraction of the energy required of a […]
Continue ReadingThe following is a guest blog post from Chris Lukenbill, owner of Fresh With Edge. Earlier this spring the Urban Ag Expo in Minneapolis was hosted by the University of Minnesota for individuals either already involved or just interested in the subject. Originally we hadn’t heard about the event and with all the great agriculture […]
Continue ReadingThe Farm Kings Make Me Want to Move to Pennsylvania – Today There are a lot of things I’m envious about at Freedom Farms, run by a family of Kings. Let’s start with Lisa: single mother of 10 kids (nine boys, one girl) and every one of those kids adore the heck out of her. […]
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