It’s been quite a while since we’ve had any discussion of aeroponics, the cutting-edge agricultural system for growing plants (and raising fish) in an extremely compact manner, with a fraction of the environmental impact of conventional farming. It’s funny, it …
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More on Aeroponics–A Key Player in Sustainable Agriculture
My colleague Glenn Doty writes on my piece Aquaponics, Aeroponics, and Other Concepts in Modern Vegetable Farming: Upscale restaurants and organic grocers for foodies are one thing. But to analyze where this must eventually end up, and try to find a …
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Aquaponics, Aeroponics, and Other Concepts in Modern Vegetable Farming
Regarding my recent post on aeroponics and other aspects of sustainable agriculture, senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes something that is both correct—and illustrative of a large point in clean tech investment: I believe that the future will rely on …
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Aeroponics, Fabulous Solution for Sustainable Gardening, Could Be Even Better
I ran into a fellow the other day who distributes the “Tower Garden,” a device that uses the principle of aeroponics to enable consumers, restaurateurs, and even grocery stores to grow vegetables quickly, effortlessly, and with far less carbon footprint …
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Aeroponics and Aquaponics – Amazing Concepts in Sustainable Agriculture
When I was first introduced to aeroponics and aquaponics many years ago, I remember scoffing at the guy on the phone who was pitching the idea that I make it one of my cleantech investment opportunities. “We have millions of …
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Eco-friendly Farming with Aeroponics and Bioaeroponics
A friend sent me this video on eco-friendly tomato farming (she says “tomawto,” I say “tomayto”). What these people are doing is wonderful, but trust me, the reduction in carbon footprint associated with this does not stand up well against …
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Investment Opportunity: Aeroponics
I believe that, in a few years, millions of people will be using aeroponics (and its new cousin, bioaeroponics) to grow nutritious high-quality food organically, locally, and inexpensively. I gave a talk at a conference for sustainable business ideas recently, …
Webinar: Aeroponics and Locally Grown Food
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHyef2Wio4Q]In April’s webinar we delved into the subject of aeroponics, a cutting-edge technology for growing produce in a carefully orchestrated mixture of air, water, and minerals. The relevance to renewable energy? As energy becomes scarcer and as our climate …
Webinar on Aeroponics and Locally Grown Food
Here is the archived webinar from April 2012, in which I interview Rafael Quesada, CEO of Tower Harvest, on the subject of aeroponics. The company offers a low-cost way of growing organic produce in urban areas and other “food deserts.” …
Newscast on Aeroponics, Tower Harvest
Here’s a local newscast on aeroponics, featuring Doug Jacobs, Rafael Quezada’s business partner at Tower Harvest. The segment did a good job at getting at some of the key benefits: organic growing, eco-friendliness, locally grown, and bringing high quality food …
