urban agriculture

Marijuana meets Big Food: Why green weed isn't easy to grow

April 20, 2017

Cannabis companies are hiring agriculture experts to grow newly legal businesses, but pitfalls such as organic labeling and big energy bills loom large.

A D.C. urban farm takes on urban problems

March 6, 2017

By Whitney Pipkin

Dreaming Out Loud's new farm hopes to provide jobs, business incubation and more in a city ward that has often been overlooked.

Verdant Detroit: Can 'agrihoods' revitalize urban centers?

February 28, 2017

By Julia Travers

A two-acre farm in Detroit’s North End neighborhood offers free food, green space, and hope to the community.

Tech to table: Lessons from Google's foodservice strategy

February 17, 2017

WithHelene York

Increasingly, a variety of technologies are transforming the world of food, from robotics in restaurant kitchens, to e-labeling for food storage, to wearable technologies for food inspectors. These technologies are helping us reduce food waste and lower impacts at every step of the food chain.

Cultivating a regenerative food system

January 28, 2017

By Martin Stuchtey and Morten Rossé

Four agricultural strategies that could help save Europe's agriculture and generate 320 billion Euro.

Local food is great, but can it go too far?

October 4, 2016

By Jon Foley

Growing crops inside artificially lit, energy-intensive, high-tech containers negates the benefits of local agriculture.

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Cleaning up dirty manufacturing

September 28, 2016

WithAdam Lowry

From brownfield to urban park, an inside look at how Method brought green manufacturing to a Chicago factory.

Adam Lowry, co-founder of Method, offers insights at VERGE 2015 in San Jose on green building, urban ag, community engagement, smart logistics and building a healthy, sustainable business.