The origin story behind one of vertical farming’s innovators The vertical farming movement is pushed forward by visionary thinkers and enterprising personalities. But they do not necessarily have to be farmers or scientists; one of vertical farming’s greatest characteristics is its inclusivity. By opening the world’s biggest industry to people
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Is Indoor Agriculture Reaching Its Tipping Point?
Indoor agriculture’s tipping point In his 2000 book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell defines the tipping point as, “the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.” Listening to John Reich, Scientific Program Director at the Foundation for Food and Agriculture
Reimagining Almeria’s Plastic Sea of Greenhouses
An industry in the spotlight It is easy to condemn the plastic sea of greenhouses in Almería, Spain as an environmental nightmare. The pressures are clear to see: a region that has around 30,000 hectares of land under cultivation (the majority of which is under plastic), is also the most
Notes From The Skyberries Conference
Skyberries: The three-day conference could be best characterized by broad-scope talks, specific topics and different views on how we could upgrade our global food systems. Highly influential speakers talked in this forum and the Q&A sessions turned into elaborative discussions about ideas. The second day of the conference ended with
Letter From The Chairwoman of The AVF (2018)
A Letter from AVF Chairwoman Christine Zimmermann-Loessl Dear AVF Members, The Association for Vertical Farming is evolving from an emerging movement into an industry organization ready for the next steps. To quote Alibaba founder and philanthropist Jack Ma, “The next generation of globalization should be inclusive and create opportunities
The Retail Industry & Vertical Farming
NOTABLE – WORTH MENTIONING – SIGNIFICANT RIJK ZWAAN opened a “retail center” in Berlin earlier this year, the company is based in De Lier The Netherlands. RZ is the third largest seed company in the world and is paying close attention to the future of the horticulture. The company
Vertical Farming Infographics
Explore the Association for Vertical Farming infographics surrounding the topic of Urban and Vertical Farming. Association for Vertical Farming Infographics describing the Urban and Vertical Farming world and related data with pictures!
What is an AVF Workshop
An AVF workshop takes collaboration to the next level. A group of 30 motivated individuals are facilitated to design a thriving local society around vertical farming.