Spring is always an exciting time for new cookbooks, and this year’s releases are particularly thrilling. Whether you’re looking for inspiration for what to do with your bounty of fresh spring vegetables…
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Growing microgreens in space – How NASA is feeding astronauts using VegBed grow mats
Photo Credits: NASA by Albert Lin May 05, 2022 What are the challenges about growing food in space? Christina M. Johnson, PhD (of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center) was kind enough to share with us some of her current research. We’re very excited about the progress! Why is it important to get food…
How Saving Seeds Is Helping This Modern Farmer Reconnect With Her Roots
When Tiffany Traverse thinks about growing and eating the same food that her ancestors ate, she gets excited. “I want others to feel that way, too! We should all be able to…
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About Growcer The Growcer is an innovative agri-tech startup launched in Ottawa in 2015, specializing in the manufacturing and design of modular hydroponic systems that enable commercial food production in plug-and-play 40 ft. modules. Its vertical farming technology enables customers to grow fresh vegetables in virtually any climate, having been deployed…
Scientists Grow Plants in Moon Soil for the First Time
Growing greens just went lunar. For the first time, scientists have successfully grown plants using lunar soil—known as lunar regolith— collected from past moon expeditions. Scientists at the University of Florida conducted…
High Winds Are Rattling US Farmers This Spring
When he looked out over his property in southwest Kansas this spring, Jim Sipes felt like he’d been transported back in time to the 1930s, when high winds and choking dust swept…
How High-Pressure Processing Is Helping Remote Farmers Bring Fresher Foods to Market
Humans have invented myriad ways to make the most out of an abundant harvest. Pickling, drying and canning are effective in killing microbes and stretching expiration dates, although each has its limits…
They’ve Come a Long Way, But Gene Banks Still Lack Protections for Certain Crops
Gene banks, conservatory preserves where crop seeds are collected and archived for future uses, have been integral to keeping crop diversity alive for centuries. The crop varieties stored within them are important…
Can Biodigesters Save America’s Small Dairy Farms?
Small dairy farms in Vermont teeter chronically on the brink of insolvency. Nearly half of Vermont’s dairies have gone out of business in the past 10 years, primarily small farms. Things got…
A Botanist-Bartender’s Ode to the Dandelion
The idea of a spring tonic is one that spans many cultures throughout time. This phenomenon was partially born out of necessity, since, historically, people needed something nutritious—be it food, drink or…