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Mercury released into air contaminates ocean fish

Mercury released into air contaminates ocean fish | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Mercury released into the air and then deposited into oceans contaminates seafood commonly eaten by people in the US and globally, new research shows.
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Killing time at O'Hare: Secrets of frequent fliers

Killing time at O'Hare: Secrets of frequent fliers | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
We ask seasoned travelers where they like to kill time during delays. (RT @CrainsChicago: Designer Laura Foster Nicholson kills time at #ORD in the aeroponic garden.
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Designing a Better Supermarket

Designing a Better Supermarket | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
It wasn't until I had lived other places that I realized how terrible the grocery stores in Mississippi are. I was wandering around a Gelson's or Albertsons when a coworker griped about how "disgus...
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Part 2- Vertical Farming in Old Industrial Buildings

Blake Davis, Galen Williams and Andrew Fernitz. share a panel describing the ecological and economic justification for urban farming in obsolete industrial b...
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City of Hamilton embracing urban agriculture - FOX19

City of Hamilton embracing urban agriculture
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HAMILTON, OH (FOX19) - The City of Hamilton, Ohio is again illustrating its leadership in creating a more sustainable city.
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Urban farming workshop series kicks off at Alliance GreenMarket - The News-Press

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Urban farming workshop series kicks off at Alliance GreenMarket
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The community is invited to visit the market at 10:30 a.m. on first and third Saturdays in June, July and August to participate in the 2013 Urban Farming Workshop Series.
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The technology that's transforming gardening - BBC News

The technology that's transforming gardening - BBC News | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
BBC News The technology that's transforming gardening BBC News Hydroponics and aeroponics - a type of hydroponics, but rather than growing in nutrient-rich water, grows in the air and the plants get sprayed with nutrients - technology is...
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Gardening with kids: Tips and advice for starting an active and healthy habit

Gardening with kids: Tips and advice for starting an active and healthy habit | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
For adults, gardening can be one of the most rewarding activities of summer. However, getting kids to enjoy the same activity may present challenges for some parents and caregivers.

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Scenarios for the future of urban farming | World Future Society

Scenarios for the future of urban farming | World Future Society | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Scenarios for the future of urban farming http://t.co/L2m2KjnbSX
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EAT Club Goes Mobile, Bringing A Food Truck With Mobile Ordering And Payment To San Francisco | TechCrunch

EAT Club Goes Mobile, Bringing A Food Truck With Mobile Ordering And Payment To San Francisco | TechCrunch | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
EAT Club, which is launching in private beta today, has a unique spin on the way that users get lunch.
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A Green Wall in Silicon Valley

A Green Wall in Silicon Valley | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Bay Meadows, billed as a "progressive new urban village," is starting to take shape in San Mateo, south of San Francisco. (RT @meredithnadine: I hope green walls are the new 'in thing', I just love them!
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Going REALLY green: World's first bio-building powered by ALGAE opens in Hamburg

Going REALLY green: World's first bio-building powered by ALGAE opens in Hamburg | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Spanish company, Arup, is piloting a new form of green building which uses algae to generate biomass and heat as a renewable energy source. (Urban Reforestation
The future in sustainable urban design!
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Boston grows regs for urban agriculturalists - Boston Herald

Boston grows regs for urban agriculturalists - Boston Herald | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Boston grows regs for urban agriculturalists Boston Herald New rules for farming in the middle of Boston — intended to expand urban agriculture while bringing some order to burgeoning inner-city bucolicism — are going up for public review and...
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Back to the Roots – Mushrooms and Aquaponics - Washington Times

Back to the Roots – Mushrooms and Aquaponics - Washington Times | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
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Back to the Roots – Mushrooms and Aquaponics
Washington Times
Also exhibited was the Aquaponics Garden, a self-sustaining system in which fish feed on plants as the plants clean and filter the fish tank water.
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A Brief Introduction to Aquaponic Gardening | Alternative

A Brief Introduction to Aquaponic Gardening | Alternative | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
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Aquaponics is an amazing permaculture method that may have been practiced as far back in history as the Aztec civilization.
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They're turning tomato season upside down | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

They're turning tomato season upside down | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Tidewater tomato-heads know this truth: set plants in the dirt May 1, and savor that first, fleshy fruit on the Fourth of July. But way out in the western Tidewater countryside, somewhere between Windsor and Courtland, they've got a different plan.
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Urban farming invigorates Detroit neighborhood

Urban farming invigorates Detroit neighborhood | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Brightmoor's farm belt gives kids and adults a chance to grow and sell food
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NASA invests in 'food replicator' using 3D print technology - HEXUS

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NASA invests in 'food replicator' using 3D print technology
HEXUS
In its proposal to NASA the firm wrote “The 3-D printing system will provide hot and quick food in addition to personalized nutrition, flavor and taste.
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Urban farmers raise fish and food with aquaponics - Canada.com

Urban farmers raise fish and food with aquaponics
Canada.com
A small plot of land on the edge of Victoria's downtown may seem like an unusual spot for a farm, but for Angela Moran, the city was the best place to launch aquaponics.
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Tomatoes: The world's favorite fruit, only better-tasting and longer-lasting

Tomatoes: The world's favorite fruit, only better-tasting and longer-lasting | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Research with GM purple tomatoes could lead to improved varieties of tomatoes with consumer and commercial benefits through conventional breeding or GM. The findings could also be applied to other soft fruit such as strawberries.
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Navy Yard blooms with hydroponic pride | Passyunk Post

Navy Yard blooms with hydroponic pride | Passyunk Post | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Navy Yard is blooming with hydroponic pride http://t.co/XqSbjyiwUZ
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Day 5 - the greening of the tray 

Day 5 - the greening of the tray  | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
The first full day of being in the light, compare to yesterday's photo and see the color starting to emerge in the tray ... leaves are emerging, the first pairs.  Stems are getting longer and...
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only 5 days now and the little brocolli plants are looking fabulous ...

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AECOM - Design + Planning - Practice Areas - Landscape Architecture - Living Wall at Westfield Shopping Centre

AECOM - Design + Planning - Practice Areas - Landscape Architecture - Living Wall at Westfield Shopping Centre | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
On Westfield London’s opening day, more than 150,000 shoppers flocked to see Europe’s largest inner-city retail complex: 17.5 hectares with almost 280 shops, 50 restaurants and a 14-screen cinema.
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Nevada Indoor Agriculture Conference | Celebrat...

Nevada Indoor Agriculture Conference | Celebrat... | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Rick Passo's insight: http://indooragnv.com/ On April 24, 2013, Seedstock, the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development, and Nicola Kerslake of Real Assets Junkie co-hosted the inaugural Nevada Indoor Agriculture Conference at the Historic...
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Urban farming at Muir Ranch on John Muir High School campus - Pasadena Star-News

Urban farming at Muir Ranch on John Muir High School campus - Pasadena Star-News | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Urban farming at Muir Ranch on John Muir High School campus
Pasadena Star-News
Muir Ranch, is trying to reduce food waste through two acres of urban farm at John Muir High School in Pasadena Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
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Garden Tower - Urbaform Technologies

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Using technology to transform food production in the urban environment ...
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see our new offering of Garden Towers that combine media based vertical growing and vermicomposting ... vermiponic vertical system that is completely off grid ...

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