Hydroponics STEM program fosters crop of young gardeners, scientists Hydroponics STEM Program | Lina Tran | IMAGE: Mitchelle Lyle tends to plants growing in a hydroponics unit at her home. A new crop of gardeners is growing in Milwaukee. The hydroponics STEM program introduces high schoolers to agriculture, nutrition and careers in science. It started out focused on Milwaukee’s Amani neighborhood, where residents often have limited access to grocery stores with fresh produce. After its first year, the program is now growing to a second classroom in Muskego Way. Amani native Mitchelle Lyle, rec ..read more

Going dark: Company explores indoor vertical farming without light Heterotrophic Growing | Aaron Gonzalez | IMAGE: Square Roots’ initiative explores the potential of growing plants without light, aiming to reduce the energy demands of indoor vertical farming significantly. New York-based controlled environment agriculture company Square Roots has unveiled a program that aims to remove lighting from commercial indoor vertical farming systems to reduce energy demands and costs. Through partnerships and focused research, the company says it is exploring techniques like heterotrophic growing to op ..read more

Made in Idaho: GreenWave Hydroponics Greenwave Hydroponics Idaho | KIVI Satff | Video: A family owned hydroponics business is keeping fresh lettuce and herbs stocked throughout the Treasure Valley year round. GreenWave Hydroponics uses running water to give their crops the nutrients they need to grow. FRUITLAND, Idaho — A family owned hydroponics business is keeping fresh lettuce and herbs stocked throughout the Treasure Valley year round. GreenWave Hydroponics uses running water to give their crops the nutrients they need to grow. No pesticides or chemicals are used in the process The water ..read more

Indoor farms are remaking the produce market — at a cost to the planet Amid drought and record heat, high-tech greenhouses and vertical farms boast of being a more climate-friendly way to grow. But they come with an environmental toll. Indoor Farming Environmental Cost | Anna Phillips | Image: Leafy vegetables grow indoors this month at Eden Green Technology in Cleburne, Tex.. (Nitashia Johnson for The Washington Post) No one would argue that the climate in North Texas is ideal for growing lettuce, a crop that thrives when there’s a chill in the air. But the region’s broiling summers are of no ..read more

Fernie hydroponics farm to open in Spring Evergreens Farm Local Hydroponics | Ryley McCormack | A Fernie-based indoor hydroponics garden is set to begin operations in the spring. Evergreens Farm will be operated by Wildsight Elk Valley, with Sami Biernan at the helm as lead grower. “The main goal is to create more access to food-growing spaces and local food year-round,” said Biernan. “It’ll be located on the same land that our community garden currently is.” Evergreens Farm uses an indoor hydroponics system to grow crops, which Biernan said comes with a few advantages. “It’s a remarkably reso ..read more

New course provides deeper dive into hydroponics Virginia Tech Hydroponics Course | Lee Friesland | Production of Food Crops in Controlled Environment Agriculture (HORT 4344) is a new class led by instructor Josh Kardos. Students enrolled will learn various hydroponic systems and grow their own crops throughout the semester. Original Article & Video: https://news.vt.edu/videos/k/2024/03/1_anym0d5n.html The post Virginia Tech Hydroponics Course appeared first on GROZINE ..read more

Loyola Chicago conference notes Gen Z’s role in securing food on warming planet Gen Z & Agriculture | Brian Roewe | IMAGE: Through the urban agriculture program at Loyola University Chicago, students harvest roughly 3,500 pounds of food a year, with 1,500-2,000 pounds going to food pantries. (NCR photo/Brian Roewe)  On the roof, in the lobby and elsewhere around the School of Environmental Sustainability at Loyola University of Chicago, students are growing lettuce, eggplant, tomatoes and more in bunches. The hands-on learning labs of the Jesuit school’s urban agriculture program offe ..read more

This ‘GigaFarm’ in the desert could produce 3 million kilograms of food Hydroponic Gigafarm | Rebecca Cairns, CNN | IMAGE: Dubai is already home to the world’s biggest vertical farm — and it’s set to beat its own record with GigaFarm, a 900,000 square foot facility that could replace up to 1% of food imports. Using growth towers supplied by Intelligent Growth Solutions (pictured), it will grow up to 3 million kilograms of fresh produce annually In 2022, Dubai unveiled the world’s largest vertical farm. The 31,000-square-meter indoor facility at Dubai’s Al Maktoum Inter ..read more

AIIAS Unveils “Bethlehem Green” to Empower Student Leaders in Hydroponic Techniques Bethlehem Green Project | Edward Rodriguez | The Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS) recently unveiled “Bethlehem Green” in an opening ceremony aimed at educating student leaders and campus employees in the art of hydroponic farming. The greenhouse project was designed to encourage hands-on learning experiences integrated with active ministry. Additionally, it taps into the deep history of Adventist education by combining education with sustainable agricultural education. Dr. Kim SiYou ..read more

Hereford ranch aims to provide produce to more people with new Aquaponics system Non Profit Aquaponics Farming | Alexis Ramanjulu | HEREFORD, Ariz. (KGUN) — Echoing Hope Ranch is a nonprofit that helps people with disabilities learn skills that will help them in jobs and when they are on their own. They’re adding to their catalog of educational opportunities with their new Aquaponics system. The Aquaponics system combines raising aquatic animals and growing plants in water, creating a closed-loop system where fish waste provides nutrients to the plants and the plants filter and clean the wate ..read more