Positive Future #567 (Feature photo – Rooftop Farming – CCA SA 4.0 International, Oatafi US) It is no secret that civilization began in the most fertile valleys of the world. From there, cities emerged and from there the cities moved outwards, paving the world’s best farmlands. While they have a long way to go, the…
Touch the Soil News #1429 (Feature photo – Micro-Greens – USDA Public Domain) The oldest hardware story in Washington, DC just took in two new enterprises in addition to its hardware business. One is a rooftop farm and the other is a micro-green indoor farm in a re-purposed storage space. You can read the full…
Touch the Soil News #1424 (Feature photo – Singapore on the Globe – courtesy of TUBS CCA Sa 3.0 Unported) Singapore, a small city-nation of 5.7 million people in Southeast Asia, is looking to be a hub of urban agricultural innovation. Because of the urban and technological focus, things will be different. International Business Times…
Touch the Soil News #1404 (Feature photo – Altius Growing Towers – courtesy of Altius Farms) The Denver Post journalist Joe Rubino reports on the Altius Farms’ new operating greenhouse in Downtown Denver. The 7,000 square foot greenhouse uses vertical towers to increase production slated for downtown establishments. You can read the full story here:…
Touch the Soil News #1396 (Feature photo – Flag of Montreal, Canada – Public Domain) Global News brings an interesting story of a greenhouse urban farm in Montreal, Canada. Unlike many greenhouse farms that focus on greens, this one has eggplants, watermelons and more. Montreal is a large city at the center of a metro…
Touch the Soil News #1388 (Feature photo – Seal of the State of Pennsylvania – By Henrik – Own workBoat and plow from File:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7002778) For most of our lives, the larger arena of food and farming has been overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The State of Pennsylvania…
Touch the Soil News #1362 (Feature photo – Biofilta Urban Farm – photo courtesy of Biofilta) Australian company Biofilta (https://www.biofilta.com.au/#/) is helping cities re-invent food in concrete jungles. Recently the company built an urban farm on top of a large parking garage in Melbourne, Australia. The South China Morning Post brings the story here: https://amp.scmp.com/lifestyle/interiors-living/article/3012990/how-urban-farms-could-solve-our-future-food-problems-and
Touch the Soil News #1358 (Feature photo – Urban Agriculture – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license – Arnoud Joris Maaswinkel) Curbed journalist Caroline Spivack brings us the story of New York’s city council seeking to develop every possible vacant lot owned by the city into some productive food garden. Part of the effort…
Touch the Soil News #1350 (Feature photo – Mixed Greens – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license – courtesy of DocteurCosmos) A sobering prediction is that more food will be consumed in the next 50 years than that consumed in the last 10,000 years combined. It is…
Touch the Soil News #1337 (Feature photo – Urban Farming – CCA SA 4.0 International) The trend is gaining momentum – food, farming and food policy are being taken up by cities – often because national governments are ineffective in dealing with hunger and food security. SciDevNet reports that backyard farming is now key to…
