Positive Future #882 (Feature photo – Melbourne Skyfarm – Courtesy of Melbourne Skyfarm) Farming in the city, or urban farming, is not new. It’s been around for decades. What is new, however, is the media attention, that that innovative urban farming projects are getting. Bringing food and farming to the city, is on the brink…
Touch the Soil News #1769 (Feature Photo– Fresh Picked Produce – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Elina Mark) Foodbanks, organized on the state level, distribute food to many other local food pantries and soup kitchens throughout their region. Taking an innovative lead in food banking, is The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. The most popular way…
Touch the Soil News #1767 (Feature – GrowGood Farm Courtesy of Grow Good, Inc,) How do you bring fresh produce to the largest homeless shelter on the West Coast? The Salvation Army’s Bell Shelter, offers transitional housing for 500 people at a time. Even more stunning, is that their kitchen serves over 6,000 meals…
Touch the Soil News #1765 (Feature Photo California Vineyards – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Brocken Imaglory) Monarch Tractors, is a California company, that is just coming to the forefront with its autonomous electric tractor. You drive the tractor, it remembers what you did, and then does it on its own. You can read the…
Things in agriculture are different today – especially when there is an opportunity to merge a variety of talents with technology. Enter Planted Detroit. Founded by Tom Adamczyk in 2018, the company’s efforts have landed themselves in the news. Planted Detroit’s goals are to shorten the supply chain. You can learn more about them, directly…
Touch the Soil News #1761 (Feature Photo – Tomato Plants – CCA SA 3.0 Karin Weigel) A small privately held Swiss company called Vivent, has developed technology to take a plant’s vital signs. They call this innovation PhytlSigns. Another word for the technology is electrophysiology. The goal is to get pre-warning of your horticultural…
Positive Future #880 (Feature photo Traditional Chicken Eggs – Courtesy of Evan Amos – Public Doman) The world consumes roughly 1.3 trillion eggs a year – roughly 165 eggs (14 dozen) per person per year. This number can be much higher in developed nations where eggs are included in hundreds of food products. AgFunder News,…
Positive Future #878 (Feature photo – FarmBot watering soil – Courtesy of FarmBot) Agricultural technology, often called AgTech, is attracting billions of dollars of start-up money each year. National boundaries are fading in a world that is bringing about a new profession – agtech consultants that travel the globe, helping clients understand and use agricultural…
Positive Future #877 (Feature photo – Javits Center – CCA SA 4.0) Billed as one of the busiest convention centers in the U.S., the Javits Center in New York has over 3.3 million square feet of convention space. However, on one section of the roof is a farm. With soil 18 inches deep, it provides…
Positive Future #876 (Feature photo – Greenhouses – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Dennis Simpson) Operating under the name of Shenandoah Growers for many years, the company has changed its name to Soli Organic – yes, the spelling is correct. While indoor farming has been defined by hydroponics and soil-less growing mediums, Soli Organic’s production platform…
