“The 40-foot container wall was calling for a design with colour, with plant life and with a story that creates happiness,” said Kelli Ebbs who had been following Joedicke’s work “for some time, absolutely loving his style, his graciousness and his connection to his works.”

In this guest submission, Madalyn Higgins, dietitian and sustainability manager at Acadia University makes the case for leafy greens. Hydroponic farms are mainly used to grow leafy greens - but what makes this so great?

In this unique format, we’ll be assembling a panel from across our Product, Research, and Installation teams to answer your questions, live! Anything from Growcer’s product offerings, to farm details, to yields and farm management, and more. We’re here to get you answers to your vertical farming questions

See the progression of the Growcer Osiris vertical farm and the reasons behind the improvements

When it comes to produce, especially leafy greens, a small-sized product isn’t very marketable. A yield is the total number of greens you grow by unit, but this number can also be massaged to look more favorable or less favorable

Those of us in the vertical farming industry know that labor is one of the largest operating expenses. While there are fancy robots being made to make harvesting more efficient, there are still short-term solutions that can help reduce labour hours in the meantime

A not-for-profit grocery cooperative in Muskoka is taking a unique approach to ease the burden of food insecurity by providing fresh produce year-round with a new hydroponic modular farm

Vertical farms can be narrow spaces with many hard-to-reach corners making it difficult for those with mobility needs to be an operator

What does a wheelchair-accessible farm look like? Ask Reena who collaborated with Growcer and the Rick Hansen Foundation to develop the first accessible modular farm in Canada

By the end of this blog, you’ll better understand the different types of systems and their advantages and disadvantages for you as an operator

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been exploring the options faced by prospective growers. Ultimately, comparing systems means crunching the numbers and understanding your market, your community, and the “why” behind your project

There’s many types of hydroponic farming systems like nutrient film technique (NFT), deep water culture (DWC) and ebb and flow. All these systems deliver nutrient-rich water to the plants in different ways and fit under the umbrella of hydroponic farming

The problem is everyone describes their yields differently. Growing slots. Heads. Pounds per square meter. Units. This makes it difficult to compare equipment suppliers and discern what your reality will be once you start growing

Whether you are building a container farm yourself or sourcing a turn-key farm from a supplier, the best option for you will depend on your goals

Hydroponic farming saves limited arable land by growing 4x the number of plants that can be grown in the same space as conventional farming

The idea of using cargo containers for farming has already been explored by inventive companies like Ikea and researcher groups like the MIT Media Lab

Legacy Co-op will add a 10-foot-by-40-foot insulated, prefabricated modular growing system behind the Yorkton Food Store. “The container is currently in the building stages and will arrive for placement in the spring and the first crop will take six to eight weeks from grow until harvest,” Thurston said

Audrey and Dominic run a dairy and mixed grain farm in rural Quebec. In 2021, they took on a new adventure by adding a Growcer modular farm to grow healthy produce 365 days a year

Their Growcer farm is the first step in a long term plan to increase food sovereignty

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