dothegreenthing: The Big Green Idea project is a...
dothegreenthing: The Big Green Idea project is a really interesting way of looking at vegetable production and environmental impacts Right on guys! Keep up the good work. Aquaponics is an amazingly...
View Articleloafman: Take an unused parking lot in the middle of downtown...
loafman: Take an unused parking lot in the middle of downtown Atlanta, Georgia on Ponce de Leon Avenue, put five 320-square foot recycled shipping containers tricked out with proprietary technology to...
View ArticleThis video is a great overview of the South Korean...
This video is a great overview of the South Korean “vertical farm”. It explores the benefits of year-long food production, automated harvesting, and hydroponics. It also explores the challenges that...
View ArticleBrightFarms Keeps Leading the Way in Rooftop Urban Farming
Check out this article about another great project by BrightFarms: BrightFarms says the Rice Street greenhouse is expected to produce 350,000 pounds of vegetables and herbs per year, delivered to...
View ArticleA great video detailing “The Plant” Chicago - The...
A great video detailing “The Plant” Chicago - The amazing waste-free dense urban farm.
View ArticleNew Company Uses "Rotary" Technology to Grow Dense Hydroponic Produce -...
This new company grows crops using an innovative rotary system that allows for dense Agritecture systems. We are beginning to see more of these rotary systems that save space and are apparently...
View ArticleInnovative "Nano Garden" Let's You Grow Food In Your Own Kitchen!
Hyundai has developed this incredible in-kitchen hydroponic garden. It is about the size of a refrigerator and allows you to efficiently produce food in a contained-pesticide-free environment. Read...
View ArticleNEWS: Vertical Designs Ltd. Strikes Deal for Province of Ontario
A Vancouver based dense urban farming company has just struck a deal to build a small-scale vertical farm in Ontario. Agritecture is certainly growing up this season! Read all about it: Vertical...
View ArticleNEWS: Plantagon Strikes Urban Planning Deal With University in China
Very interesting news about the vertical farming company Plantagon teaming up with Tongji University in Shanghai to develop food producing cities. Read all about it: Plantagon Signs Memorandum of...
View Article"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."
““The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”” - Albert Einstein (via plantedcity)
View ArticleNEWS: First Vertical Farm Capable of Growing Tropical Vegetables Showcased in...
A few weeks ago at the World Cities Summit in Singapore an innovation in the world of hydroponics was presented. Apparently, a company called Sky Greens demonstrated a vertical farm that grows...
View ArticleThis Japanese Vertical Farming Company Wants to Grow Your Lettuce
Nuvege (also called “Green Green Earth”) is a hydroponic vertical farming company based out of Kyoto, Japan. Currently they only produce lettuces but they appear to be a well-established business....
View ArticleCheck Out These Pictures of "The Plant" in Chicago - Incredible Agritecture!
fastcompany: “Edel was interested in ways of bringing back manufacturing jobs to the city,” explains Melanie Hoekstra, director of operations at The Plant. The building is uniquely suited to food...
View ArticleGrowing Bananas in Paris?
So far growing tropical fruits in dense urban farming systems has been impossible. Check out this concept for growing bananas in Paris. Very cool. Paris could one day get a taste of the tropics. The...
View ArticleMore Vertical Garden Concepts Designed by SOA
I know that we have been MIA for a while but now we have a lot of Agritecture to catch up on in the coming weeks. To start off, check out these very cool concept designs of vertical urban gardens by...
View ArticleVertical Farm Concepts Roundup:
Recently we stumbled upon some not-so-new vertical farm designs worth considering. We are firm believers that skyscraper style farms are not the most sensible direction for dense urban farming because...
View ArticleWatch this cool mini-tour of Growing Power urban/vertical farm!
Watch this cool mini-tour of Growing Power urban/vertical farm!
View ArticleAmazing Images of Gotham Greens Rooftop Greenhouse:
NYC is leading the way in integrating agriculture into the built environment. Check out these images of the Gotham Greens project… wehaveafoodrevolution: Gotham Greens : company in Greenpoint growing...
View ArticleNEWS: Construction Starts on Vancouver Rooftop Farm
Above Image: CEO of VertiCrop on the construction site of a future rooftop farm in Vancouver. The rooftop needs to be reinforced to support the farm that will be built on top of this Parkade....
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