Tag: Sustainable Agriculture

Global Food and Agriculture Industries to Unite in Europe

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Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture returns to Europe June 20-21, 2018 at Jaabeurs Expo Center, Utrecht, Netherlands The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture, Europe’s largest showcase of sustainable agtech returns to Utrecht, The Netherlands from 20th to 21st June 2018, as partner of the first International Week for Smart Food Production (IWSFP). The pioneering collaboration in Europe will bring together […]

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Mayor Bowser Commits DC to International Food and Sustainability Pact

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Thursday, January 25, 2018 Pact Commits to Providing a Healthy, Sustainable, and Equitable Food System (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser and Madison, Wisconsin Mayor Paul Soglin, Co-Chairs of the USCM Food Policy Task Force, announced that the District and other American cities will sign on to the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP), a cooperative international […]

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How do you create a sustainable, economical vertical farm?

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Princeton University’s Vertical Farming Project aims to improve the sustainability of vertical farm production systems for commercial growers. The lack of accurate information related to vertical farming production was one of the main reasons that Dr. Paul Gauthier decided to start the Vertical Farming Project at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. Gauthier, who is Associate […]

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Thank You and Next Steps from the Coalition for Sustainable Organics

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Eighteen months ago, the outlook for hydroponic, aquaponic, and containerized growing methods in the National Organic Program looked bleak.  A small, yet vocal, minority in the organic sector had mounted a campaign within the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) to prohibit these production methods from organic certifications despite a lack of scientific basis to do […]

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Kids speak on vertically building a sustainable future

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Originally published in Issue 14 By Lea S. Singer (7th grader) At the New York Sun Works’ Youth Conference on June 2, 2016, building a sustainable future was the shared topic. So many ideas were presented on how the kids of this generation could help build a better, healthier future for themselves. The passion shared […]

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NY Sun Works Youth Conference: Discovering Sustainability Science

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Originally published in Issue 10 by Youth Press Team (LanNi Harris, Tina Zhao, Equem Roel, Ainsley B, Erica Morales-Armstrong, Giovanna Mouzouras, Jaelyn Felton, Weronika, Emanuel Granja, Marsela Doko, and Finn Brennan) Photos courtesy of NY Sun Works Youth Press Team Sponsored by HortAmericas On Friday, June 12, 2015, NY Sun Works held the 4th annual […]

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Local Roots Discloses Its Global Sustainable Indoor Farming Initiative

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Local Roots Farms, the LA–based indoor farming company, will now build indoor farming projects across the country to serve its commercial customers. Local Roots Farms, the LA–based indoor farming company respected for its high-quality leafy greens and innovative approach to farming, announced completion of a TerraFarm network, ready for commercial deployment in Q1 2017. After […]

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Support HydroOrganic farming with your letter to the NOSB

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Urban Ag News would like to share the following information that is important to all greenhouse vegetable growers producing organic crops using hydroponic techniques. The following information was provided to UAN from Lee Frankel, Executive Director of The Coalition of Sustainable Organics Many of you have done the difficult work of creating or sustaining successful controlled environment […]

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Critical Foodscapes: what does the future hold for urban gardening?

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A One Day Conference on July 7, 2016 at the University of Warwick, UK Confirmed Keynote: Dr Chiara Tornaghi (Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University, UK)   Urban gardening has long promised radical alternatives to industrialized food production and the organization of modern urban spaces. Yet despite recent increases in popularity and a conspicuous proliferation of its […]

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Green Sense Farms to Build Farms in China

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Green Sense Farms to Build 20+ Farms in China Green Sense Farms USA of Portage, Indiana and Star Global Holdings of the People’s Republic of China have formed a partnership to build, own, and operate a network of more than 20 indoor vertical farms in China. The new partnership, Green Sense Farms, Asia Pacific, ltd. will begin building […]

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GoodLeaf Farms announces first farm construction

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GoodLeaf Farms, Exclusive Canadian Licensee of TruLeaf’s Smart Plant Systems®, Announces First Farm Construction BIBLE HILL, NS, June 2015 – GoodLeaf Community Farms Ltd. (GoodLeaf Farms), a wholly owned subsidiary of TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture Ltd. (TruLeaf), has awarded a contract to Fowler Construction Services Ltd. (Fowler Construction) to begin construction of its first farm, in Bible Hill, this month. […]

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Urban Ag News Online Magazine Issue 8

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Issue 8 | January 2015 Click here to download the issue. Job layoff kick starts vertical farming venture After six years of college and landing a position with a large architecture and engineering firm in Nashville, Tenn., Jeffrey Orkin thought his career as a landscape architect was ready to take off. Then the recession hit. In […]

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On Our Urban Ag Radar: Freedom Farms Makes Farming Cool Again; Verdura Designs for Eating; Bright Agrotech Starts Blogging

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The 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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