Although the Swartz family has been farming for three generations, Joe Swartz's Sky Vegetables in Amherst is very different from the typical farm of his father and grandfather.
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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. Delete the scoop?
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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. Delete the scoop?
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Navy Yard is blooming with hydroponic pride http://t.co/XqSbjyiwUZ Delete the scoop?
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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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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. Delete the scoop?
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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... Delete the scoop?
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Using technology to transform food production in the urban environment ...
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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. Delete the scoop?
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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... Delete the scoop?
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Blake Davis, Galen Williams and Andrew Fernitz. share a panel describing the ecological and economic justification for urban farming in obsolete industrial b... Delete the scoop?
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City of Hamilton embracing urban agriculture Delete the scoop?
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Urban farming workshop series kicks off at Alliance GreenMarket Delete the scoop?
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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. Via Cathryn Wellner Delete the scoop?
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EAT Club, which is launching in private beta today, has a unique spin on the way that users get lunch. Delete the scoop?
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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! Delete the scoop?
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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 Delete the scoop?
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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... Delete the scoop?
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