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    Slowing lettuce’s internal clock helps keep it crunchy and sweet

    Plant breeding has slowed the internal clock of several lettuce varieties, delaying bolting and keeping the heads compact and tasty for longer. Researchers from Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Utrecht University, and Dartmouth College have now identified the gene that controls this...
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    Indoor Ag-Con Webinar Q&A: Profitable CEA with Low-Tech Systems

    During an Indoor Ag-Conversations webinar on Aug. 26, Chris Higgins, president and co-founder of Hort Americas, joined a panel of industry experts to discuss the practical challenges of controlled environment agriculture. The session, Smart, Not Flashy: Building Profitable CEA with Low-Tech...
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    What’s in your basket? (Vol. 1, No. 1)

    Katie and Melissa helped with this morning’s harvest of greens. So much more fun with friends… Here was the bounty we found in the field when we pulled up the insect nettings. And what we brought in. I wish I were doing a better job of weighing things, but greens are tough. They come in in...
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    What’s in Your Basket?

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    What’s in Your Basket: Fruta Feia

    Back in May, I read a great article in The New York Times (Minder, 2014) about a movement in Europe called Fruta Feia, or Ugly Fruit. It is an example of food politics at its finest. One part economic, one part environmentalist, one part social justice. “It has taken off with hard-pressed...
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    What’s in your basket? The Tomato Edition

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    Lettuce as big as your head

    We’ve been harvesting some monstrous heads of lettuce this week. Here are a few of our CSA folks with their share.
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    Ginger’s in the Ground

    There’s been a lot going on around here. I feel alternately okay and guilty about not blogging more about it. I guess I feel like in year three much of what we’re doing has already been documented . It doesn’t make the miracles of growing any less amazing nor the commitment of those helping us...
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    Validation by Six Year Old

    An important mission of our farm is demonstrating that good food, lots of good food, can be grown within city limits. I am particularly excited about passing this knowledge on to children, so they might imagine a new future for our public and private spaces. And so, it was with GREAT joy that I...
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    Field Notes 6.19.17

    After a week away, it was good to be back home and at work. Sadly we had ZERO rain, but thanks to our irrigation system, we’re still growing strong. Napa cabbage was ready for harvest and Father’s Day cole slaw. We’re continuing to enjoy scallions from various sites around the farm...
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    Scenes from the Field: July 15, 2019

    Wow. What a difference a month makes. The last time I posted, it was unseasonably cool and rainy. Now it’s hot as Hades and hasn’t rained in nearly two weeks. I HATE JULY. This is the time of year when I feel like I’m failing as a farmer. Every damn year. Turning over from Spring to Summer...
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    Tomato Photo Dump

    Tomatoes are the number one crop grown in home gardens. For many, they are synonymous with summer. However, folks who grow tomatoes know it takes until at least the 4th of July before our latitude sees a harvest. Since we got started, we’ve grown A LOT of tomatoes. This is the time of year our...
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    Sakata Seed America Donates and Celebrates Renovation of Howard C. Brown Horticultural Greenhouse Complex at California Polytechnic State University

    San Luis Obispo, CA —Sakata Seed America, Inc. representatives proudly attended the grand opening of the newly renovated Howard C. Brown Horticultural Greenhouse Complex at California Polytechnic State University, following the company’s $50,000 pledge to help modernize the greenhouse complex...
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    How many people really understand how tariffs work?

    Tariffs have taken over business conversations the last few weeks. It’s obvious many do not actually understand how they work. As a co-owner of a company that imports and exports many items, I thought it would be helpful to many if I explained them clearly and simply so farmers, greenhouse...
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    Get Ready to Grow Smarter: CEA Summit East 2025 Returns to Virginia This September

    Growers, Researchers, and Industry Pros Come Together September 9-10 to Share Ideas, Spark Connections, Move CEA Forward DANVILLE, VIRGINIA — The Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Summit East will return to the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) in Danville, Virginia on...
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    New Online Workforce Training Program, CEA Works, to Launch June 1

    Ithaca, NY — Cornell University’s Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering (GLASE) Consortium is proud to announce the official launch of CEA Works, a new online, self-paced educational program designed to upskill the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) workforce. Supported by funding...
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    AVF Summit – powered by VertiFarm: Vertical Farming as a catalyst for climate protection measures and innovationKnowledge transfer and networking are

    The concepts of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), Vertical Farming and New Food Systems have become global topics of the future and dynamically developing markets. In times of climate change and increasingly frequent extreme weather phenomena, the aim of controlled environment...
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    Voeks Inc. Welcomes Chris Higgins of Hort Americas as Industry Advisor

    Clearwater, FL and Dallas, TX – [May 21, 2025] – Voeks Inc., a leading innovator in agricultural and horticultural irrigation and sustainable water technology growing solutions, proudly announces the appointment of Christopher Higgins, President and Co-Founder of Hort Americas and founder of...
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    Vanguard Food LP Announces Closing of Transaction to Create Emerging Leader in North American Produce Industry

    – Transaction creates new joint-venture in the North American produce industry backed by private investment firms – – Parties intend to provide additional capital to execute a roll-up strategy of other produce assets and operations – Lake Mary, FL, June 2, 2025 – Vanguard Food LP, a...
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    Horti-Gen Insights: Maximizing ROI with LED Lighting in Controlled Environment Agriculture

    By Corenthin (Félix) Chassouant, Horti-Gen Insights In this new edition, we proudly present an exclusive interview with Jordan Goulet, General Manager of Hort Americas Canada. With years of hands-on expertise in horticultural lighting, Jordan has guided countless commercial growers through the...

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