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How are millennials’ preferences changing the food industry?

Millennials are dramatically disrupting the way food is produced, packaged, marketed and served. As a highly vocal...

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These magenta greenhouses grow plants faster while generating clean energy

Could a new rose-colored glass change the world of greenhouse design? A UC Santa Cruz spinoff called Soliculture...

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6 urban farms feeding the world

A bustling city is the last place you'd ever expect to find a farm. But urban agriculture is alive and well, providing...

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America’s largest urban farm to be planted in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, once a site of heavy industry, could soon be home to the biggest urban farm in the United States. The...

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The Growroom is a spherical farm pod that brings agriculture to city streets

The Growroom was exhibited first at the CHART ART FAIR in Copenhagen, a fair that exhibits exceptional design from...

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Seattle embraces urban farming at ten acre Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands

What was once a tree nursery is now home to Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands (RBUFW), Seattle’s largest...

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High-tech hydroponic rooftop greenhouse opens atop Williamsburg’s PS 84

According to the Brooklyn Paper, the idea to install a rooftop garden came from the school's devoted parents, who...

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URBAN PLANT tower would allow tenants to grow food year-round in a flourishing winter garden

D+DS chose a site located on the East River just north of the Manhattan Bridge for URBAN PLANT. The architects'...

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Phillips’ Large New Vertical LED-lit Urban Garden Brightens Food Security in Indianapolis

One of the largest indoor commercial farms with LED lighting will be unveiled today at the AmeriPlex Industrial...

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Michael Jantzen’s Solar Eco-Aquaponic House is a Self-Sustaining Urban Farm

Michael Jantzen’s Eco-Aquaponic House is a cylindrical steel structure that creates a self-sustaining environment...

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Red Hook Housing Project’s New Urban Farm Grows Fresh Produce and Jobs for the Community

Urban farms have been popping up on NYC rooftops, corner lots, and schools, and now they’ll be finding new homes...

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Damien Chivialle’s Urban Farming Units Transform Old Shipping Containers into Greenhouses for Organic Produce

Within the containers Chivialle has designed a complex aquaponics system to enable circular agricultural processes....

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PHOTOS: Fifth Street Farm Unveils New Rooftop Farm Classroom Designed by Michael Arad

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer joined Arad and a myriad of local officials to cut the green ribbon...

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New Five Borough Farm Study Imagines an Even Greener Future for Urban Agriculture in NYC

[vimeo width="537" height="300"]http://vimeo.com/46043234#[/vimeo] The new study was conducted by a team of...

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Grow Dat Youth Farm Brings Fresh Food and Jobs to New Orleans

The Grow Dat Program is a social entrepreneurship that includes many local organizations, including the Tulane...

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Turn Your Yard Into a Thriving Garden with Open Source Permaculture

Does your backyard look as barren as the Sahara? What if you could transform it into a thriving edible garden using...

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Architects Reimagine the American Suburb for MoMA’s ‘Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream’ Exhibit

Architect Jeanne Gang and her team took on Cicero, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago that has a large immigrant population...

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Freight Farms Allow Anyone to Grow Food Anywhere in Recycled Shipping Containers

The Boston-based founders of Freight Farms have found an urban farming solution that can work anywhere and for...

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Futuristic Urban Farm Comes With its Own TV Station

We've seen urban farms before, but here's one that takes city gardening to a whole 'nother level. One UK architecture...

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Gordon Graff’s Skyfarm for Toronto

The UN predicts that we will need 60% more food over the next 30 years in order to meet the demands of the world’s...

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