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Lettuce Grow

Photo by Julia Keim

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Texas A&M Student Designs Educational Tool to Teach Kids About Agriculture

A Texas A&M student designed a tool to teach kids about agriculture.

Hydroponic greenhouse. Photo via Pixabay

Alfredo Costilla had a vision: He wanted to provide an educational tool for teachers and parents to educate kids about the world of agriculture.

The Texas A&M Ph.D. candidate developed BitGrange, a process that uses hydroponics and technology to connect elementary school students with the science of agriculture.

Hydroponics involves growing plants without…

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Hydroponic system animation. Completely animated and modelled using Autodesk fusion 360.

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Inside An Old Chicago Packing Plant, Inspiring Proof That Urban Indoor Farming Can Succeed Read the full article on Fast.coExist. 

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Seeds are planted for germination! 

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Good news...Our hydroponic vertical farm system uses 1/3 the water of traditional farming! 

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Ever Heard Of Peppers From Antarctica?

I just learned today about a great project to bring fresh vegetables to teams working in Antarcica.  Cool, no?  Here is a testimonial from Jenn Nelkin, the greenhouse director of NY Sun Works:

“The Antarctic Treaty states that no country may import soil to the continent. As greenhouses have become a common feature in Antarctic stations, hydroponics was the obvious growing method. These hydroponic greenhouses not only provide the stations with fresh produce, but also provide warm, humid, aromatic spaces for station personnel to enjoy during dark winter months. McMurdo Station, the largest US base, has just over 700 square feet of growing space using recirculating NFT systems to grow a variety of crops including tomatoes, bell and hot peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, dark leafy greens and various herbs. All of these systems have had great success using the General Hydroponics Flora Series. In addition to providing quality produce, the Flora Series is very user-friendly, making it possible for staff with limited background in hydroponics to participate in growing crops in the greenhouse. I would recommend the Flora Series to any new grower and look forward to experimenting with new products as they arise.”