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Light company LumiGrow has ceased operations

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Feb-02 Tue 12:08
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The lighting company LumiGrow has ceased operations and is now out of business.  LumiGrow was a company focused on LED lights, and it hit the headlines at the beginning of 2020 for the purple glow that illuminated the sky over Navajo County, Arizona, which was coming from a cannabis greenhouse where LumiGrow…

Cheap Lazy Vegan: How to Eat Plant-Based When You’re Broke

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Rose Lee is the founder of popular food blog and YouTube channel Cheap Lazy Vegan. What's her secret to eating plant-based when you're broke?

 

It's cheaper to grow marijuana than food in vertical farms

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-27 Wed 14:45
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Apparently, low-cost lightbulbs will resolve the financial woes of an industry that promised to tackle world hunger. Vertical farmers focus on herbs and ...

New cherry tomato with stripes cultivated

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-27 Wed 14:45
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Cherry tomatoes are a staple in home gardens, farm fields and local food markets, but growing them can be a challenging undertaking. Now, a new variety from Cornell AgriTech provides improved yield and shelf-life while enhancing both visual and culinary appeal. A cross between heirloom tomato varieties,…

Pinghu, Zhejiang: A modern "plant factory" is full of spring

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-27 Wed 14:45
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The core area of ​​Pinghu Agricultural Economic Development Zone, covering an area of ​​3 square kilometers, has introduced more than 30 new agricultural projects. On January 12, at the Lancheng Modern Plant Factory in Pinghu Agricultural Economic Development Zone, Zhejiang, workers checked the growth of…

Our Future Food Supply Depends on Endangered Wild Crops

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-25 Mon 12:16
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The wild plants that grow along our roadsides and ditches—like the salt-tolerant wild sunflowers and disease-resistant wild pumpkins—may hold crucial traits that can protect our food supply. Breeding commercial food crops using their wild relatives can help those crops become more pest and disease-resistant and resilient in the face of climate change. But according to a new study, many of the “crop wild relatives” are endangered in their natural habitats and in dire need of conservation.

Colin K. Khoury, the study’s lead author, has been a long-time advocate of wild plants and food crop diversity. He has worked for seed companies and seed conservation nonprofits, including Native Seeds/SEARCH. He currently works (remotely) for the International Center for Tropical Agriculture in Colombia and is also a researcher at Saint Louis University, based at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Ft. Collins, Colorado facility.

Civil Eats spoke with Khoury about the study, the threats to these plants, and what can be done to help crop wild relatives thrive.

70 years of water storage systems in horticulture

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-25 Mon 12:16
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As early as in 1951, Genap BV recognised the importance of storing water in earth dams. "At our first facility in Westzaan, we started manufacturing prefabricated geomembranes used for lining earth dams to hold rainwater. The collected rainwater would then be used as irrigation water for greenhouses,"…

This is the World’s First Home Hydrogen Battery

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-22 Fri 15:41
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Hydrogen House

Australian energy company Lavo is throwing down the gauntlet to Tesla’s Powerwall with a home battery storage system that doesn’t conventional batteries at all, New Atlas reports — opting for hydrogen as fuel instead.

For both systems, the idea is to soak up any excess energy generated through solar or wind energy systems, as well as provide an emergency ration of power in case the grid ever fails.

Lavo’s massive battery, which it’s calling the Green Energy Storage System, is technically an electrolysis unit that can generate hydrogen from water, store it, and then turn it into electricity using a fuel cell, much like a hydrogen vehicle.

Thanks to its massive 40 kilowatt-hours capacity, Lavo’s battery has nearly three times the capacity of Tesla’s current-gen Powerwall 2. That’s plenty of energy to power an average home for two days straight — and a strident shot across the industry’s bow.

This is what it looks like to plant more than 250,000+ Tomato plants in a greenhouse

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-22 Fri 10:00
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This is what it looks like to plant more than 250,000+ #Tomato plants in a greenhouse. Check out the Google Photo Gallery: pure-flavor.social/Fresh-Tomato-C… pic.twitter.com/YlXzwAWEPK

The United States is the world's largest importer of ginger

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-21 Thu 13:30
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The United States is the world's largest importer of ginger. Conventional ginger accounts for approximately 89% of all US ginger imports. The country's imports present a steady growth at an average annual rate of 8.3%. In 2019 the country imported 78,505 tons. The US imported 63,392 tons of ginger…

Edible-peel bananas

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-20 Wed 12:16
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The Japanese prefecture of Fukushima, which before the 2011 earthquake was known for its prosperous agriculture, resumed its agricultural activities ten years after the nuclear accident that affected them; a period of time that was necessary to guarantee that people could safely eat the fruits and vegetables grown in the…

📺 Farm dreamscapes: Dutch artist lights up leek fields with LED lights

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-19 Tue 10:54
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Using specialised LEDs to assist crops grown in greenhouses has become common, and "vertical" farms in cities grown entirely with LEDs are a new ...

📺 A great way to peel your garlic

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-19 Tue 10:53
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As someone who makes a lot of Korean food, this is the best method for getting garlic peeled!👌 pic.twitter.com/14GGJDQhRj — 𝖛𝖆𝖑𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖆 ✣ 𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖉 ⬜⬜🟥🟥⬜⬜👽 (@VPestilenZ) June 17, 2019

Few youngsters interested in parents' greenhouses businesses

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-19 Tue 10:53
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In 2020, more than half (59%) of agricultural companies in the Netherlands run by over 55s had no successor. This is especially true for (very) small farms. The larger the business, the greater the chance it had a successor. The Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reported. Their report is based on…

Did you know that gases from onions can hasten sprouting in potatoes if the two kept are in close proximity?

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-19 Tue 10:53
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What a great tip! #JoyofFresh twitter.com/ProduceAllianc…

Happy #TipTuesday! We bring you.. POTATOES! 🥔 🍠 -Did you know that gases from onions can hasten sprouting in potatoes if the two kept are in close proximity? -Always store your potatoes in a cool, dark, and dry place inside a paper bag to preserve them! pic.twitter.com/xXAJgjWRcn

 

This Self-Watering Indoor Garden Makes It Easier Than Ever to Grow Fruits and Veggies

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-19 Tue 10:53
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Thanks to living through a global pandemic, many of us have significantly reduced our visits to stores and supermarkets. When it comes to fresh produce, delivery services are often disappointing, as they often mix up orders or simply don’t have what we need when we need it. Rather than go without, there’s a better option for getting immune boosting fresh fruits and vegetables without ever leaving the safety of your own home: the Lettuce Grow Farmstand indoor garden. Under the premise healthy food for everyone, Lettuce Grow simplifies urban gardening so that anyone can harvest their own fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs from the comfort of home.

Inventor of pipe rail system Jaap Zegwaard passed away

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-18 Mon 09:11
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On Sunday 10 January, horticulturist Jaap Zegwaard, who gained worldwide fame as the inventor of the pipe rail system, passed away. In the 60's of the 20th century, Zegwaard was the first horticulturist in the world to lay heating pipes in greenhouses on the ground, so that they could immediately serve…

📺 Your Complete Guide for Cutting Tomatoes

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-13 Wed 13:19
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Cutting Tomatoes 101

If you’re looking for the best ways to slice, dice, and chop your Tomatoes, you’ve come to the right place! We asked Chef Zach, our company’s culinary expert, to show us exactly how to cut Tomatoes so that they are perfectly prepared for your salads, sandwiches, appetizers, and more.

While there are many different types of Tomatoes (which you can find in our Tomato Guide!) we’re looking at how to cut Tomatoes of the larger variety: specifically, Beefsteak Tomatoes and Tomatoes-on-the-Vine. Since these larger Tomatoes are also meatier, they are your best choice for many classic Tomato cuts.

Check out our guide and see just how easy it is to start cutting Tomatoes like a pro!

Root vegetables and ash could make concrete more sustainable

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-12 Tue 08:23
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Concrete, being the universal building material of choice for countless structures, also has a huge environmental footprint mostly due to carbon dioxide emissions from the production of cement. That is why researchers are now experimenting with root vegetables and recycled plastic in concrete to see…

Both a radish and a root vegetable – the watermelon radish

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-11 Mon 09:07
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Who has heard of the watermelon radish? The people who have, love that it’s a radish and a root vegetable; it is derived from the heirloom Chinese Daikon radish. The watermelon radish resembles the fruit it's named after: the watermelon. With white and green skin, and a pink middle, the watermelon radish…

5 Worst Gardening Mistakes that Beginners Often Make

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Submitted by Elsewhere on 2021-Jan-10 Sun 21:35
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Is Gardening Your Hobby? You also feel it works as a stress-reliever?But you know, you may be doing some worst mistakes in gardening that can harm your plants. Here, in this article, you will understand that what are those mistakes and how you can avoid them.