How to Have a Hydroponic Farm in a Closet-Sized Apartment
I’ve long wanted to grow my own produce, even if it’s just lettuce. But since I live in a third-floor walkup the size of a Macy’s fitting room (and that […]
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Phood Farmacy Launches a Food-as-Medicine Virtual Kitchen in Los Angeles
With the wellness movement and demand for food delivery both in full swing, a company called Phood Farmacy has decided to combine the two and launch a new concept: a virtual […]
Why Vertical Farming Won’t Grow Without More Data
Vertical farming got a lot of attention at the very end of 2018, from Bowery’s $90 million funding round to news of major corporations starting their own farms. But amid […]
Square Roots’ New Packaging Shines More Light on the Food Traceability Issue
At a Q&A I attended earlier this year hosted by Square Roots in Brooklyn, company CEO Tobias Peggs explained that the average apple travels nine months before it reaches you, […]
What Bowery’s Latest Funding Round Says About Indoor Farming
New Jersey-based indoor-farming startup Bowery announced yesterday that it has raised $90 million in fresh funding. The round was led by Alphabet Inc.’s GV with participation from Temasek and Almanac […]
Ford Motors Is Using Vertical Farming to Feed and Educate Detroit
On Wednesday, Ford Motors and Detroit’s Cass Community Social Services announced a new hydroponic container farm that will grow produce year-round and help to feed Detroit’s food-insecure areas. The 40-foot […]
After More Romaine Recalls, Is Blockchain the Missing Link in Preventing Outbreaks?
If you have any Romaine lettuce in your crisper, it’s time to chuck it. Yesterday the Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced that romaine lettuce is unsafe to eat in […]
Robots Run Iron Ox’s Indoor Farming Facility
The agricultural worker shortage means that many farms are turning to automation to assist with tasks like hauling equipment, precision weeding and even driving tractors. But startup Iron Ox is […]
Food Tech News: Dairy Blockchain, ReGrained’s Raise, and Chocolate Cabins
For many of us, this week has been stressful, draining, and/or discouraging. And while just because the weekend is here doesn’t mean you can escape from the news (though you can press […]
Farmshelf Brings Indoor Mini-Farms to Sustainable Chain Oath Pizza
Earlier today Farmshelf CEO Andrew Shearer announced on Linkedin that the new Upper West Side location of Oath Pizza, set to open this Thursday, will feature one of their indoor growing units. Farmshelf […]
The Spoon Newsletter: Cinder Gets Sued; Food Blockchain Ripens; PicoBrew Ships
This is the post version of our bi-weekly newsletter. If you’d like to get it in your inbox, you can subscribe here. Happy Friday, all! Catherine here. Our team’s hard […]
Freight Farms Unveils Onsite Vertical Farming Service
Your average institution, be it a schools, company, hospital, or university, typically doesn’t have the space or cash to consider an indoor farming initiative, even if it would mean putting […]
