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On a crisp morning, Tapan Adhikari, Ph.D., carefully measures clear fluid from a large container, then drips it slowly into a beaker at a lab at the University of Massachusetts. The soil scientist is roughly 8,000 miles from his office at the India Institute of Soil Science in Bhopal, India,…
Ed and Betty Osmun had planned for a power outage. They had installed a backup generator in their indoor Aquaponic farm for just such an event, but when Hurricane Irene hit their small town of West Barnstable, Massachusetts early this year, knocking out power, the alarm failed to notify the…
Jennifer Nelkin and Viraj Puri began their careers in horticulture when they created a floating garden atop New York's Hudson River. From there, they joined fellow green-thumb Eric Haley to create Gotham Greens, a company dedicated to growing produce locally, with a massive hydroponic greenhouse complex atop a warehouse in…
One of the best aspects of becoming successful is enjoying your time off. Once you have your garden running more-or-less on its own with timers, meters, and Advanced Nutrients' new pH Perfect® line, it's time to kick back and relax; and what better place to unwind than in your very…
So, you've been working hard, growing your garden and your bank account, and it's time to trade in that trusty old Geo Metro for some new wheels. You want to look cool and have a car that performs, but you also want to do your part for the environment, so…
This year, the entire school district in Dunwoody, Georgia, a suburb of North Atlanta, implemented an integrated gardening program in all eight of their schools. This program, which was started after a student-led movement that encouraged the district to see how exciting gardening can be, has found a lot of…
Last year, British entrepreneurs Laurence Kemball-Cook and Mark Wane introduced the world to an exciting new advance in green energy called Pavegen Systems. This new innovation involves tiles that, when stepped on, can harness the power of kinetic energy to supply lights and other devices with green electricity. Recent applications…
If necessity is the mother of invention, then it stands to reason that having a great need would lead to one Mother of an invention. Nowhere is this more true than in the very low income neighborhood of Sitto Malagaya in the city of San Pedro, Philippines, where an organization…
As a country with very few natural resources and little land, Japan is always at the forefront of advancements in green technologies and space-saving techniques. Their newest export, an addition to the world of soilless agriculture, is both green and a space-saver. Invented by scientists at Tokyo-based Mebiol, the hydroponic…
With a grower's busy schedule, finding ways to do things more efficiently is always welcome. Home Plus, a South Korean retail chain owned by Tesco and Samsung, has found a way to help people manage their time and eat more healthily, creating virtual grocery stores in subway stations. The idea…
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