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 #1762 (Feature Photo – Brian McCarthy’s Farm Store – photo courtesy of Brian McCarthy’s store Instagram) In Cork, Ireland, a city of some 215,000 people, the instability of the world’s supply chains inspired a rooftop farm. The success of the farm, precipitated the opening of a store below to sell…
Positive Future #871 (Feature photo – Urban Farming – CCA SA 4.0) Envisioning a national urban farm strategy, seems far a fetched, for a large nation like the United States. Where do you even start? However, for a small nation like Luxemburg – population 640,000 – in the heart of the European Union, you can…
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
Touch the Soil News #1753 (Feature Photo – Manila – CCA SA 4.0 International, John Cornett) The Manila Bulletin reports efforts underway to accelerate the proliferation of urban food in Manila, a city in the heart of a metro area of almost 20 million people. The reason for the increasing attention to local and…
Positive Future #853 (Feature photo – Urban Food – CCA SA 4.0 International) Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) brings us the story of a new idea for being and urban farmer. While it may be for the person who doesn’t have time to grow their garden, to an urban farmer looking for a new way to serve…
Touch the Soil News #1697 (Feature Photo – Head of Cabbage – CCA Sa 4.0 International) France 24 News portal brings us the story of how people – no matter their jobs or economics – are the innovating force of the universe. Stuck in a meaningless job, Ryad took on the challenge of becoming an…
Positive Future #804 (Feature photo – U.S. Botanic Garden – CCA 3.0 Unported, Alma mater) To shore up food gardening in the U.S., The U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington D.C. is reaching out across the nation to help promote urban food gardening. So far, they have made awards to 28 public gardens across the nation.…
Touch the Soil News #1672 (Feature Photo – Manikandan Pattabiraman in his greenhouse – courtesy of Manikandan Pattabiraman) The Better India journalist Angarika Gogoi brings us the story of Manikandan Pattabiraman. He quit his IT job several years ago and now sells gardening kits to thousands of people. He also runs his own hydroponic farm…
Positive Future #777 (Feature photo – Jessica Bryant – Photo courtesy of Jessica Bryant) Comstock’s Magazine brings us the story of Jessica Bryant and her urban farm called Corn Poppy Produce. Bryant began volunteering at a community farm in Stockton, California several years ago. When that farm lost funding, Bryant decided to jump in with…
