Positive Future #865 (Feature photo – Chat Checkout – Courtesy of JUMBO) Dutch supermarket chain JUMBO will open two hundred new chat cashier registers next year. Having tested the success of “chat checkouts” since 2019 the company has seen great success. This is in stark contrast to most grocery stores where the number one goal…
Positive Future #864 (Feature photo – Agricultural Robot – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) Development and commercialization of Agricultural robotics continues at a robust pace. Applications now include cow milkers, sheep sheering, cloud seeding, crop harvest, weed control, planting, environmental monitoring, soil analysis and tractor driving. The good news is that robotics are not only being…
Positive Future #863 (Feature photo – Water Desalination – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) Access to clean water is now a major concern, growing in scope and necessity as a cornerstone of modern civilization. Till now, the major focus has been recycling and using brown water for agriculture. But if you don’t have water in the…
Positive Future #862 (Feature photo – Greenhouses for Food – CCA 1.0 Generic) The Kevin Van Trump Report brings us the story of AppHarvest. This is a $97 million greenhouse project in Rowan County Kentucky. It will be one of the 10 largest indoor structures in the world. You can read the report here on…
Positive Future #861 (Feature photo – Food Donations – Public Domain.) When we think of a big store with many outlets, we think of Walmart, with approximately 4,700 outlets in the U.S. However, the nation’s food banking network, has over 60,000 food pantries and meal programs, reaching between 45 and 50 million people a year,…
Positive Future #860 (Feature photo – Edible Boulevards – photo courtesy of Edible Boulevard.) Michelle Shaw of the Alley Newspaper, brings us the story of Edible Boulevards. A local grass roots movement to bring accessible fresh produce to every Minneapolis neighborhood. This is a big vision, considering Minneapolis is a city of 430,000 people in…
Positive Future #859 (Feature photo – The Jian Mu Farmscraper – photo courtesy of Carlo Ratti Associates.) Arch Daily brings us the story of Carlo Ratti’s 51 story farmscraper. Externally, the building is clad with giant hydroponic farming system, capable of feeding 40,000 people. You can read the full story here: https://www.archdaily.com/967740/carlo-ratti-associati-unveils-worlds-first-farmscraper-in-shenzhen
Positive Future #858 (Feature photo – Strawberry Field – CCA BY SA 4.0) Phil Lempert, (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) brings us the story of fungi, soils and plants. A story that soil and plant scientists have been telling for a long time. However, a fresh reminder of old and now new benefits is always refreshing. To see more…
Touch the Soil News #1742 (Feature Photo – Farming in the Philippines – CCA SA 4.0 International, Judgefloro) Agrarianism is all things related to growing food lifestyles and economics. Anyone following this underlying trend around the world knows that the future of food will not be the past legacy of food. Again, making headlines…
Positive Future #856 (Feature photo – Council Chambers of the European Council – CCA 2.0 Generic, European Council) The European Union (450 million people) is looking dramatically change agriculture for the European continent. In fact, it is so dramatic that, that it is grabbing the world’s attention from both sides of the sustainable farming debate.…
