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Tax Unsustainable Food, Report Suggests

Tax Unsustainable Food, Report Suggests | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Commercial and operational challenges within the food industry, along with weak government leadership and people’s dependence on cheap food, are barriers to a sustainable food system, according to a report by the Food Ethics Council.
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How Can I Use Microgreens

How Can I Use Microgreens | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
We are constantly amazed at all the wonderful dishes and presentations using Microgreens.  We are more than sold on the benefits of consuming them, so we are going to post photos of dishes from all...
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The Farmery is a radical vision of what farms and grocery stores can be

The Farmery is a radical vision of what farms and grocery stores can be | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
What if you could grow and sell food in the same place? That is the radical idea behind Ben Greene's The Farmery project. Can this revolutionize our current food transportation system?
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Foodscaping: A Fancy Word for Gardening or an Important Initiative?

Foodscaping: A Fancy Word for Gardening or an Important Initiative? | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
There’s a hybrid of landscaping and farming out there, and it’s called foodscaping
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Cafeteria lunch: Industrial kitchens dish out climate-friendly cuisine | @pritheworld

Cafeteria lunch: Industrial kitchens dish out climate-friendly cuisine | @pritheworld | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Food service companies serve millions of meals a day in the US in a process that's largely industrialized, carbon-intensive and extremely wasteful.
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Learn and laugh: 5 food waste videos

Learn and laugh: 5 food waste videos | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Created for World Environment Day, these videos illustrate the global issue of food waste with both humor and gravity.
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A tabletop terrarium for growing your own…edible bugs?

A tabletop terrarium for growing your own…edible bugs? | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
It is designed to provide the perfect habitat for raising grasshoppers, a significant source of protein in many parts of the world.
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A compact garden system lets Wendy Loh grow "a medicine chest" on her condo ... - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

A compact garden system lets Wendy Loh grow "a medicine chest" on her condo ... - Honolulu Star-Advertiser | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
A compact garden system lets Wendy Loh grow "a medicine chest" on her condo ...
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Her Tower Garden doesn't require soil, instead using a vertical aeroponic method of growing plants without soil.

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Seriously Good Eats ...

Seriously Good Eats ... | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
This weekend I was treated to two spectacular culinary experience.  The first was at Nuka , a new sushi restaurant in Haiku, Maui and the second was a popup dining experience brought to Maui from...
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Food companies work to make it look natural

Here's the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection.
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World Bank economists conclude food price increases sparked largely by oil price jumps, not biofuels

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Growstone

Growstone | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
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US made from recycled glass ... really impressive characteristics vs other medias ...

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Bloomberg plans to get New Yorkers composting

Bloomberg plans to get New Yorkers composting | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg plans to announce a new composting plan that aims to divert 100,000 tons of food scraps from landfills each year and become mandatory city-wide by 2016.
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Bugs And Edible Packaging Could Be The Future Of Food - PSFK

Bugs And Edible Packaging Could Be The Future Of Food - PSFK | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Scientists are looking for sustainable alternative to traditional foodstuffs as the world's population increases.
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Chipotle Reveals Use Of Controversial Ingredient

Chipotle Reveals Use Of Controversial Ingredient | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Many consumers think of Chipotle Mexican Grill as a healthy place to eat -- or at least a healthy alternative to other fast-food chains.
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Paris designers create "Insectopia" bug houses

Paris designers create "Insectopia" bug houses | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
This hotel for insects was created to promote urban biodiversity.
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Urban Farming Takes Off in Tokyo - The Daily meal

Urban Farming Takes Off in Tokyo - The Daily meal | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Urban Farming Takes Off in Tokyo
The Daily meal
This project is just one of many taking root in the wake of Tokyo residents' increased interest in urban farming. Agriculture is a longstanding component of Japanese cultural history.
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Whole Foods Eliminates Produce To Highlight The Dwindling Bee Population [Pics] - PSFK

Whole Foods Eliminates Produce To Highlight The Dwindling Bee Population [Pics] - PSFK | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
The supermarket temporarily removed half its fruits and vegetables in the store to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators.
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Camping Tent Collects Rainwater For Future Treks - PSFK

Camping Tent Collects Rainwater For Future Treks - PSFK | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
The Kammok Glider is a portable shelter with built-in water retention technology and adjustable suspension points that create natural gutters.
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The urban greenprint: biomimicry applied to a city

The urban greenprint: biomimicry applied to a city | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
How can our cities function like healthy ecosystems?
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Are Urban Farms a “White Movement”? - Zagat (blog)

Are Urban Farms a “White Movement”? - Zagat (blog) | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
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Are Urban Farms a “White Movement”?
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14 High-Tech Farms Where Veggies Grow Indoors - Gizmodo

14 High-Tech Farms Where Veggies Grow Indoors - Gizmodo | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
A worker checks crops at the FarmedHere indoor vertical farm, in Bedford Park, Illinois, on February 20, 2013. The farm, in an old warehouse, has crops that include basil, arugula and microgreens, sold at grocery stores in ...
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How does your garden grow? Tower gardens grow a small farm's worth of food ... - NOLA.com

How does your garden grow? Tower gardens grow a small farm's worth of food ...
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Ag Gag laws are growing threat to free speech and food safety

Ag Gag laws are growing threat to free speech and food safety | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Ted Genoways at Mother Jones has an excellent cover story on the growing number of so-called "ag gag" laws that criminalize documenting animal abuse at factory farms.
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Amazon’s Grocery Business Learns From Webvan That Rapid Growth Is The Enemy Of Fresh | TechCrunch

Amazon’s Grocery Business Learns From Webvan That Rapid Growth Is The Enemy Of Fresh | TechCrunch | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
Amazon is moving deeper into at-home grocery delivery with AmazonFresh, which is expanding to L.A. as of last week, and which is set to continue to roll out to further markets over the course of this year and beyond.
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Whole Foods, Monsanto Support Honeybee Health · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader

Whole Foods, Monsanto Support Honeybee Health · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader | Vertical Farm - Food Factory | Scoop.it
A Whole Food Market store in Rhode Island pulled 52 percent of the produce department’s products off of shelves to show what the food supply would look like without bees.
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