https://civileats.com/2017/11/17/with-vertical-farms-some-food-banks-are-growing-their-own-produce-to-fight-hunger/ Daily News and Commentary About the American Food System Sun, 16 Jan 2022 21:58:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://civileats.com/2017/11/17/with-vertical-farms-some-food-banks-are-growing-their-own-produce-to-fight-hunger/#comment-248871 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 21:58:11 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=27777#comment-248871 Can southern preferred greens be grown in growtainers?

]]> https://civileats.com/2017/11/17/with-vertical-farms-some-food-banks-are-growing-their-own-produce-to-fight-hunger/#comment-93990 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 08:45:46 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=27777#comment-93990 We’ve been growing a garden for years, but recently we haven’t had space and we’ve seen a huge difference in the taste of our food. There’s nothing like homegrown food from your own garden!

]]> https://civileats.com/2017/11/17/with-vertical-farms-some-food-banks-are-growing-their-own-produce-to-fight-hunger/#comment-83582 Tue, 19 Dec 2017 19:09:21 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=27777#comment-83582 While I support local food production, especially by food banks, let’s be clear about some of the limits of these operations. Some estimates find up to 300 calories of energy necessary for each calorie of food produced. Up to 70% of the calories in our diets currently come from grains, a crop probably never cost effective in operations like these. And finally, many of the seeds for the lettuces and greens grown under lights and in hydroponic operations now carry utility patents. This means local growers for the first time will find it illegal to save their own seeds.

]]> https://civileats.com/2017/11/17/with-vertical-farms-some-food-banks-are-growing-their-own-produce-to-fight-hunger/#comment-82611 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:15:44 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=27777#comment-82611 it looks amazing

]]> https://civileats.com/2017/11/17/with-vertical-farms-some-food-banks-are-growing-their-own-produce-to-fight-hunger/#comment-82603 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:43:16 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=27777#comment-82603 Awesome to see what kind of measures are being taken to get fresh foods to hungry mouths throughout the year. I wasn’t expecting the price tag for a Growtainer to be that large but vertical farming is super cool and I’d love to read more stories about it!

]]> https://civileats.com/2017/11/17/with-vertical-farms-some-food-banks-are-growing-their-own-produce-to-fight-hunger/#comment-82602 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:00:47 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=27777#comment-82602 “With the National Organic Standards Board recently making the controversial recommendation that hydroponic and aeroponic systems be eligible to earn organic certification” — This statement is incorrect. The NOSB failed to pass the new recommendation prohibiting hydroponic systems. This means that the last passed recommendation stands. That was from 2010 and the board passed a measure to prohibit hydro, aqua, and aeroponics. The USDA has not adopted that measure. Additionally, the NOSB did pass the recommendation at the last meeting that aeroponics are prohibited. Considering the three production systems similarities, it is a little unclear why the board recommended to prohibit aeroponics but not hydroponics or aquaponics.

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