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thecoastnews.com; By Jared Whitlock: ENCINITAS — Pierre Sleiman began experimenting with hydroponic farming in his garage as a college student four years ago. These days, his company, the newest tenant on Ecke Ranch, is on the cutting edge of organic … Continue reading →

Cost of fuel Fuel Cost/Unit Cost/Winter Natural Gas $0.35 / kWh $ 850 Fire Wood $100 / cord $1,000 Electricity $0.15 / kWh $1,500 Oil $1.10 / liter $2,100 Propane $0.80 / liter $2,300 Cost savings grow with scale when … Continue reading →

ky3.com/news: Instead, for the last few years, the city collects the gas and turns it into enough power to supply 2,100 homes.  That process in turn produces heat, and that is the basis for the greenhouse project. “The heat generated from … Continue reading →

newsworks.org, By Zack Seward: Outside the Sustainability Workshop at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia, high school senior Anissa Rementer is standing by the open doors of a gray shipping container. Its cargo is a raised platform bathed in purple light. A steady stream of nutrient-infused water flows … Continue reading →

freshplaza.com; For Mucci Farms, the issues facing greenhouse growers are connected. Rising transportation costs, increasing competition and the need to more efficiently utilize resources can be addressed with a comprehensive marketing and sustainable growth plan. That coherent vision is expressed in … Continue reading →

freshplaza.com, By Sander Bruins Slot: Awareness of greenhouse vegetables is growing throughout North America. Though consumption is still not as high as it is in Europe, North American consumers are increasingly buying premium greenhouse produce. For a grower, this can be … Continue reading →

BY JAMES HAGGERTY (STAFF WRITER); EXETER TWP. Amanda and Bill Banta quit their jobs to pursue a living in hydroponic agriculture. Just months after starting Rowlands Pennsylvania Produce, the Bantas can grow up to 9,000 heads of lettuce in their 5,700-square-foot hydroponic … Continue reading →

monitor.co.ug: I build the greenhouses myself using local materials. Where some people use metal for poles, I use eucalyptus. I have also been building greenhouses for other farmers. The only materials I buy from the shop are the sheets, which come … Continue reading →

WBIR-TV 10, Jim Matheny.  As of this week, there are exactly four months until the delicious tradition returns to East Tennessee with the annual Grainger County Tomato Festival in July.  The event draws thousands of people to Rutledge every summer. … Continue reading →

Kansas City Business Journal, by Austin Alonzo, Reporter.  New York-based urban farm developers BrightFarms Inc. will build a greenhouse in Richard L. Berkley Riverfront Park, the Port Authority of Kansas City announced Monday. BrightFarms will build the 100,000-square-foot, $4 million hydroponic greenhouse in partnership with … Continue reading →