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- 6 places where soil-less farming is revolutionizing how we grow food Sat, 13 Jan 18, 1:46amIf it seems like "hydroponics" is everywhere, that's because it is. Hydroponic farming is one efficient way to grow fruits and vegetables in small spaces without the use of soil. Instead of dirt, plants grow down into water...
- Local Roots shipping container farms achieve cost parity with traditional farming Thu, 14 Dec 17, 1:29am99 percent less water and 4,000 lettuce heads every 10 days: Los Angeles-based Local Roots achieves all that in their shipping container farms. And today they announced they've also reached cost parity with traditional farming....
- 40-foot shipping container farm can grow 5 acres of food with 97% less water Tue, 11 Jul 17, 8:39pmCommunities that have to ship in fresh food from far away could start getting local produce right from their parking lots or warehouses thanks to Local Roots' shipping container farms...
- China subverts pollution with contained vertical farms - and boosts yield Sat, 27 May 17, 1:55amAround one fifth of arable land in China is contaminated with levels of toxins greater than government standards, according to 2014 data. That's around half the size of California, and it's a growing problem for a country...
- Freight Farms may be the future of sustainable food Wed, 15 Apr 15, 5:19amFreight Farms enable food production to be managed from anywhere, at anytime. Track air and water quality, monitor crops anytime through live, in-farm cameras and shop for all your growing supplies. The...
- Mobile Growtainers Provide Controlled Environments for Farming in Shipping Containers Tue, 20 Mar 12, 3:49amGreenTech Agro Inc., managed by Glenn Behrman, a 40-year veteran of the horticulture industry who founded The Plant Shed in NYC, recently announced the launch of the “Growtainer” project, a new concept in controlled-environment...