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r u a company?

Nope. We are a non-profit e-learning blog aimed at sharing the potential of Agri-tecture in developing a resilient urban future.We report on:Vertical FarmingUrban AgricultureBuilding-Integrated...

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A Vertical Farm project concerned with food sustainability and...

A Vertical Farm project concerned with food sustainability and vertical agriculture within the context of Singapore was this year’s winner of Pomeroy Studio’s Design for A Sustainable Future Award...

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Aqualibrium: At home aquaponics concept evokes style and simplicity

Aquaponics is the hot topic this month in Urban Agriculture. These three social entrepreneurs in NYC have designed a simple and attractive at-home aquaponics system that could bring in a whole new set...

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More aquaponics this week on Agri-tecture: this time in our own...

More aquaponics this week on Agri-tecture: this time in our own back yard of NYC where the team at Verticulture are working to make urban aquaponics commercially viable. With a stacked team of growers...

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A restaurant, open market and urban farm turns to future...

A restaurant, open market and urban farm turns to future farming technologies to service a hungry public.  The Moyo Waterfront Restaurant and Urban Farm designed by Tsai Design Studio uses aquaponic...

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The barriers to urban farming don’t end at zoning...

The barriers to urban farming don’t end at zoning ordinances and neighborhood politics. Not everyone has rooftop access, and arable lots can be far and few between. City soil often contains chemicals...

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NEWS: Graduates Teach Etobicoke High School Students About Vertical Farming

This fall, the students at Thistletown Collegiate Institute (TCI) are harvesting the first crop from their new on-site farm, providing a bounty of lettuce, chard, kale, zucchini, baby bok choy,...

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Tomorrow Agri-tecture will be blogging live from the Farm to...

Tomorrow Agri-tecture will be blogging live from the Farm to Fork conference in NYC. Stay tuned and send us questions you may have for the speakers!farmtofork2013:Join us on October 23rd!

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Manchester Becomes First Urban NH City With Community Greenhouse

New Horizons For New Hampshire, the state’s largest soup kitchen and food pantry, is reaping the benefits from the latest greenhouse donation by Rimol Greenhouse Systems. The high tunnel’s...

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Homegrown Baltimore: Baltimore City’s Urban Agriculture Policy Plan

Check this out: Baltimore has big plans to make urban agriculture thrive. The city’s urban agriculture policy plan is a robust assessment of the history of agriculture in Baltimore and how to improve...

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Chinese Greenhouse Acerage Will Hit 1 Million Hectares:

Chinese Greenhouse Acerage Will Hit 1 Million Hectares:: Big news coming out of China as controlled-environment agriculture reaches scales previously unimaginable!

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How Urban Agriculture Can Grow Grocers’ Revenue: Infographic

Commercial-scale urban agriculture presents opportunities for grocers to benefit from multiple revenue streams, while hedging against uncertain climate futures and meeting consumer demand for locally...

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organicandurban: Mads is growing all around Copenhagen;...

organicandurban:Mads is growing all around Copenhagen; sidewalks, roofs, and beds of all kinds.  Check out Tagtomat and his instagramTagtomat, rooftop tomato, is running workshops and is looking to...

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Heatherwick goes for Garden Bridge in London

Thomas Heatherwick has been working with Arup to develop plans for a new ‘Garden Bridge’ across the River Thames The proposal for the 360m pedestrian bridge draws on London’s green heritage. The Garden...

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A lack of water in the desert is making Egyptian farmers turn...

A lack of water in the desert is making Egyptian farmers turn to ancient agricultural techniques to bring dead land to life.Faris Farrag, a well-known Egyptian banker, is leading an Aquaponics project...

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Urban Aquaponics Grows up in Berlin

BERLIN — At the furthest end of a century-old beer brewery yard in Berlin, a shipping container with a greenhouse on top hums with the gentle sound of pumping water.Inside the container are two large...

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When brilliant design transforms the way children think about...

When brilliant design transforms the way children think about the playground, the entire world takes note. Perhaps this is what Vo Trong Nghia Architects had in mind when they designed The Farming...

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intheminorkey: Ladybug distribution day!  Go forth and eat...

intheminorkey:Ladybug distribution day!  Go forth and eat aphids!

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The Top Five Living Room Hydroponic Innovations of 2013

The blog post below offers a nice overview of the at-home food production innovations on the market. We have to say that some of these are better than others as we have faced issues with our Aquafarm...

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urban-tank: Hollanda’da, yeni teknolojilerin toplum ve kültür...

urban-tank:Hollanda’da, yeni teknolojilerin toplum ve kültür ile etkileşimi üzerine bir araştırma laboratuvarı olan Mediamatic, PORT IZMIR 3 Tanıtım Günleri kapsamında geçtiğimiz hafta İzmir’deydi. İki...

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