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Lettuce dies in droughts. Unless you’re a vertical farmer.
The Icebergs Are Coming: What the changing fragility of lettuce means to vertical farmers
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Local Startup Debuts Gourmet Greens
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It’s cool to be on the receiving end of some good press instead of publishing it. Check out this write up featuring my farm by the City of Frederick.
Our Philosophy (and progress pictures)
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Rosemont is doing it right and we’re looking forward to the day when the rest of the world catches up.
That world is still stuck in the old paradigm of thoughtless consumerism. The original definition of consumer is “one who destroys, or expends by use; devours, spends wastefully.” We would need 7 more planet Earths if everyone consumed at the rate of an average American. Bringing the same idea closer to our food system, it has been estimated that the true social and environmental cost of a hamburger when the forest has been cleared to create pastureland for grazing cattle is two hundred dollars.
5 Tricky Mistakes To Avoid When Growing Microgreens
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Growing microgreens is one of the best ways to make money on fast-turning crops. But there are some easy beginner mistakes that a lot of people make that can cost you cash and waste time. Don’t fall for common microgreen mistakes!
The Easiest Way To Do Aquaponics in Your Living Room
This is a special guest post from Brian Filipowich, Director of Anacostia Aquaponics. To keep getting great content from guests like him, make sure you check out our vertical farming newsletter.
Aquaponics epitomizes the beauty of the closed loop production model, but it’s a little hard to get into. Here, Brian walks you through the easiest way to get up and running with decent yields from a DIY aquaponics system for your living room.
