Touch the Soil News #1821 (Feature Photo – Greenhouse Tomatoes – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Mouh2jijel) Urban Ag News, brings the story of growing greenhouse vegetables for high-end clienteles. There is a trend for upscale resorts, restaurants and individuals that want to upgrade their food choices and quality. You can read the full story here: …
Touch the Soil News #1819 (Feature Photo – 1 Utama Mall – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Cmglee) 1 Utama, is the 7th largest mall in the world. Weighing in at 5.6 million square feet (130 acres), the mall’s 713 stores are complemented by a rainforest, secret garden and urban farm. Customers can walk through the…
Positive Future News #931 (Feature Photo – Ukraine Flag – Public Domain) AgFunder News provides a concise breakdown of Ukrainian agriculture and some of the things that are being done. This information will help you decide if you should do anything different with your farm customers in the months ahead. You can read the full…
Touch the Soil News #1809 (Feature Photo – Greenhouse – CCA SA 4.0 International, Veeti Davideson) While growers like to be passionate about what they do, the reality is that the bills need to be paid, wealth needs to be built, and we have to have a vacation here and there. For this reason, having…
Positive Future News #926 (Feature Photo – Rooftop Farm – CCA SA 4.0 International) The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, just published a 10-point plant to boost food resilience in cities. While the article focuses on policies that cities can adopt, often times it takes local growers to promote the causes and build workable…
The Krishi Jagran News brings us the story of urban farmer Dananjayan A.V., who received recognition of the Kerala government with the best Terrace Farmer Award. Kerala, is a state in India with 35 million people. Farming organically, Dananjayan grows on a 1,000 square foot terrace, producing vegetables, greens and even organic fertilizer for sale.…
Positive Future News #918 (Feature Photo – Bonifacio Global City – Public Domain) The Manila Bulletin, brings us the story of how urban centers may be seeking a farm, instead of a farm seeking a place to be. The story is about a special urban development within the city of Manilla, on land that used…
Vertical farming is not new, but it is if you are growing in a soil medium. Future Crops operates an 8,000 square meter indoor vertical farm (roughly 86,000 square feet or 2 acres). The goal is to create foods that are kosher, hence a chemical free environment in a soil medium (https://www.future-crops.com/). You can read…
Touch the Soil News #1789 (Feature Photo – Farming in India – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Phil Bus) Delhi India, a special region that includes the capital of India, is a densely populated area of almost 30 million people. When a congested area like this, realizes that local food is as important as concrete and…
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…
