Touch the Soil News #1924 (Feature Photo – Lettuce Heads – Public Domain, UDA) Agfunder News brings the story of Hardee Fresh, boasting to be the only U.S, certified organic vertical farm. Hardee Fresh recently secured $56 million to build and run a 340,000 square foot vertical farm. That equates to almost 8 acres and…
Touch the Soil News #1920 (Feature Photo – Doha, Qatar – CCA SA 4.0 International, StellarD) The Peninsula Newspaper, brings the story of four enterprising households, creating lives around vegetation, flowers and food. Gardening in the small nation of Qatar (2.8 million people), these gardeners go above and beyond the call of duty. Nearly 90…
Touch the Soil News #1919 (Feature Photo – Food Price Index Chart – Courtesy of the Food and Agriculture Organization) The Food and Agriculture Organization just published its food price index for March 2023. Overall, the index nudged down from 129.7 to 126.9 – a little over 2 percent. For the past 12 months, the…
Touch the Soil News #1918 (Feature Photo – Regenerative Farming – Public Domain, USDA) The Cool Down News brings the story of the Darvaes family, living on a small lot in Pasadena. Making the most of their space, they practice what they call ‘square-inch gardening. This small market garden feeds 150 families plus offers educational…
Touch the Soil News #1917 (Feature Photo – Ontario, Canada School – CCA SA 4.0 International, MrKasprzak) When people think of their pension plans or 401Ks, they rarely consider if there are appropriate investment opportunities for their retirement funds. Take the most-safe option like U.S. Treasuries. They are so sought after that on average there…
Touch the Soil News #1916 (Feature Photo – Vertical Farming – CCA SA 4.0 International, ifarm.fi) Agritecture Consulting and News Portal bring the story of a company called Montel. The company’s mission is to provide storage or growing racks that take up a minimum of space and are technologically efficient. You can read the story…
Touch the Soil News #1915 (Feature Photo – AgriHood – CCA 2.0 Generic, Robert Tewart) An Agrihood is a planned community that integrates agriculture into a residential neighborhood. The idea is to offer local food production, greenspace and agricultural events into the community.
Touch the Soil News #1914 (Feature Photo – Wheat – USDA Public Domain) InFarm, a German company that builds indoor growing units, has successfully grown some wheat. While the idea sounds a little out there, Infarm says its experiment achieved 26 times the average field yield with less water, not soil and no pesticides. Global…
Touch the Soil News #1913 (Feature Photo – Micro-Greens – Public Domain) AgFunder News reports on a new startup called Babylon Micro-Greens. It allows food farming in hospitals, cafeterias and grocery stores. Perhaps that could include an entrepreneur with a large garage that wants a side-business. You can read the full story here: https://agfundernews.com/babylon-micro-farms-lands-8m-series-a-bigger-does-not-necessarily-mean-better-in-vertical-farming
Touch the Soil News #1912 (Feature Photo – TrackerSled – Courtesy of Tracker Sled) Farm Journal news portal AG WEB brings an intriguing story of portable solar power facilities for farms. The power not only generates electricity for sale, but powers the production of ammonia fertilizer and a diesel alternative. Depending upon the price and…
