Tag Archive: hydroponics

The Many Advantages To Freight Container Farming

Amber

It wasn’t too long ago when freight container farming captured the world’s attention. It was more of an upcycling concept, and if memory serves correctly, first came to life in Scandinavia in 2012. The following year, Kate Hoffman brought the style to London with aquaponics in the box and a greenhouse on the roof. Her…

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The State of Indoor Farming

Tempted to start planning an indoor farming startup? Maybe you’re already working on such a project, or have recently launched the first phase of your operation. There are a few things you might want to know about the current climate in the indoor agriculture industry. These tips and insights from the world of ag finance,…
January 24, 2018
Agent Green

Best “Grow Your Own” Books to read over the Holidays

With all the Holiday commotion what better time is there to escape for a few hours and indulge in one of your favorite subjects, Grow Your Own. These books cover almost all aspects of maintaining a healthy, organic, garden – indoors or out. I know that I’m going to use my time off to catch up on the reading I…
December 22, 2017
Serena Sayers

What Are Window Farms?

Unlike the tiny confines of a window sill garden, window farms seek to make more efficient use of all that natural sunlight just inside the glass. It’s a linear greenhouse arrangement that you could refer to as vertical gardening. This is an especially enticing approach to indoor gardening for apartment dwellers whose available floor and…
October 16, 2017
Amber

Retail Chain Builds Community Garden Network

Anywhere in the world, this seems a situation at odds with business interests, especially with a large discount chain that sells groceries. Yet, six Kaufland stores in Romania will have a community garden at (or near) the location before the end of 2017. And that’s just the first phase of their new Gradinescu garden building…
August 7, 2017
Callie

Urban Gardens and Green Spaces: Holistic Environmental Health

You don’t have to work in a garden or partake of its harvest to benefit from one. Research is proving that urban gardens and green spaces have a profound effect on a person’s physical and mental health, and the community environment. An ornamental garden is not frivolous or wasted space. They have the power to…
June 28, 2017
Tammy Clayton