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• Vertical Farm Progress Pictures #3
  on Dec 15, 2016 in Hydroponic Light my farm vertical farming
  Sign up for our free vertical farming newsletter. I really meant to get a how to article out this week about building custom shelving for multi-layered CEA (vertical farming) but haven’t had the time to finish it. Instead, check out … Con...
• Growing rare plants hydroponically
  on Dec 8, 2016 in how to Hydroponic interview rare seeds seeds
  How forgiving are hydroponic systems for experimenting with rare crops? “Generally they’re just not,” says Tyler Baras with a laugh. Baras, a.k.a. Farmer Tyler, should know – he’s managing a 12,000 sq ft experimental gre...
• 5 Tricky Mistakes To Avoid When Growing Microgreens
  on Dec 1, 2016 in how to microgreens urban farming vertical farming LEDs seedling mix
  Our free vertical farming newsletter gets you access to lessons and stories from the industry not shared on the blog. So quick, sign up! Even before you start reading! Growing microgreens is one of the best ways to make money on … Continue rea...
• How much does a vertical farm cost? Maybe my farm can help you guess
  on Sep 1, 2016 in Maryland my farm vertical farming Vertical Farms DIY garage home improvement how to hydroponic hydroponics rennovation vertical farm Vertical Farming
• Abandoning Malls For Vertical Farms
  on Aug 22, 2016 in building integrated agriculture business sustainable agriculture vertical farming Vertical Farms abandoned malls local economcy refurbished building rust belt cities rust belt hypothesis strip malls vertical farms
  Free vertical farming newsletter here Time magazine once described malls as “pleasure domes with parking.” Malls in general, and strip malls in particular, are ubiquitous in suburban America. Built in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, during...
• Famous New York Landmark Re-Imagined As Lofted Greenhouse
  on Aug 17, 2016 in news vertical farming Vertical Farms Greenhouse grow grow food landmark new york
  You know what’s great? Our free vertical farming newsletter. Sign up here. The winners of an international competition to revive a decaying World’s Fair landmark have re-envisioned it as a garden lofted high above ground. Architects Sarah Wan, 29...
• Plug and Plant
  on Aug 2, 2016 in Green Wall technology diy hydroponics green wall Internet of Food
  A new type of green wall that hooks up to the internet of food? What do you think?
• A warning to farmers about “CSAs”
  on Jul 21, 2016 in business food movement news sustainable agriculture CSA
  Our free vertical farming newsletter gives you behind-the-scenes insight to our real world farming projects. Don’t miss out. Sign up here. Sometimes distributors are helpful and we give middlemen a cut. But do not let those same middlemen profit...
• Plant trees, live longer
  on Jul 8, 2016 in biophilic biophilia trees
  Don’t want to miss out on the most important vertical farming news? Sign up for our free newsletter now! After controlling for income, education, and age, scientists showed that an additional ten trees on a given block corresponded to a one-per-ce...
• Elon Musk’s entrepreneur brother reveals 4 predictions for the future of food
  on Jun 21, 2016 in aeroponics business food movement news technology government incentives school gardens
  Our free vertical farming newsletter gives you behind-the-scenes insight to our real world farming projects. Don’t miss out. Sign up here. Forget Elon for a second, Kimbal Musk is the man right now. He runs two restaurant chains and has brough...
• How Canada Became A Greenhouse Superpower
  on Jun 17, 2016 in Uncategorized
  A lot of good articles and a big change are coming up for the Urban Vertical Project. For now, check this out . And, if you haven’t already, sign up for our mailing list! (Free, unobtrusive, drops some insider stories on real world projects th...
• Vertical Farm Village
  on May 23, 2016 in news sustainable agriculture technology vertical farming Greenhouse hydroponics off-grid sustainable community tall greenhouse utopian village
  Don’t want to miss out on the most important vertical farming news? Sign up for our free newsletter now! Ah another incident of designers failing to think things through. Or, at the very least, an article that was capped by a word count and unable...
• New Study On Viability of Ethnic and Specialty Crops
  on May 16, 2016 in how to news sustainable agriculture business model Greenhouse hoop house study
  Don’t want to miss out on the most important vertical farming news? Sign up for our free newsletter now! Rutgers University researchers are studying the viability of growing ethnic specialty crops in greenhouses and hoop houses for local and regio...
• Unappreciated Advantages of Green Roofs
  on Apr 27, 2016 in DC green roof sustainable agriculture vertical farming green wall intensive roof
  You know what’s great? Our free vertical farming newsletter. Sign up here. While a cityscape’s concrete slabs and dirty sheet metal blanket what was once vegetative abundance, green roofs inspire nature to strike back. Nestled across the urba...
• Coco coir better than soil?
  on Apr 14, 2016 in how to Hydroponic hydroponic hydroponics organic
  Don’t want to miss out on the most important vertical farming news? Sign up for our free newsletter now! There are some real advantages to growing with coco coir over soil and other hydroponic methods. Check out the factsheet I put together below a...
• How popular are LEDS [infographic]
  on Apr 1, 2016 in Light LEDs
  Don’t miss out on exclusive vertical farming content not on the blog. Sign up here. Click below to check out this awesome infographic showing the growth of the LED industry.
• Problems with vertical farm designs
  on Mar 29, 2016 in building integrated agriculture technology vertical farming Vertical Farms Greenhouse vertical farm vertical farm design vertical farm problems Vertical Farming
  You know what’s great? Our free vertical farming newsletter. Sign up here. It’s no wonder vertical farmers get so much flack when faulty architectural designs are at the heart of the public’s perception of vertical farms. When architect...
• Vertical Farming Works
  on Mar 26, 2016 in Uncategorized
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• Dry Hydroponics
  on Mar 23, 2016 in Hydroponic dry hydroponics Holland hydroponics
  You know what’s great? Our free vertical farming newsletter. Sign up here. To be honest, dry hydroponics looks like something out of a science fiction movie. This turbo-charged, floating raft deep water culture system is very cool and a lot of...
• Ikea wants us to grow hydro [profile and video]
  on Mar 17, 2016 in Hydroponic hydroponics living furniture
  Don’t miss out on exclusive vertical farming content not on the blog. Sign up here. Swedish furniture company Ikea poises to release a new tabletop hydroponic unit. The first question to ask is if it’s as annoying to put together as their...