Local Food Champions is Attending Gaia Fest Wakefield Quebec
Local Food Champions is attending Gaia Fest in Wakefield Quebec, and we’re bringing examples of our fresh produce to share with Gaia Fest festival-goers.
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Benefits to Indoor Agriculture
Farm operations, food safety and organic certification is relatively simple, low cost and easily repeatable Consistent, controlled environment with no concern or consideration of external weather influences 1-5% crop loss per harvest Up to 52 crop turns per year with planting schedules to meet your needs Lower maintenance costs Less labor intensive, a farming option …
Comparison Modular Farm Facts vs. Cargo Container
Modular Farms are purpose-built, pre-fabricated grow chambers fitted with high-end, custom components. Scaling model includes at least seven complimentary units to scale crop diversity and safety as well as manage water, energy and waste. R-Value of Insulation Modular Farms are built with climate controls and efficiency ratings of R-value of 21.30 – 28.40. Cargo containers …
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Benefits of an LFC farm
Cultivar specific growing environment Pesticides & insecticides free Fully controllable climate Protection from unwanted pests and pathogens Consistent yields and quality not affected incremental weather Fully traceable and safe from pathogens such as e coli and listeria Small carbon footprint, with large yields uses 80-95 % fewer resources than conventional agriculture depending on cultivar choice. …
Are the plants thirsty?
Agriculture is the largest single non-point source of water pollutants including sediments, salts, fertilizers (nitrates and phosphorus), pesticides, and manures. Pesticides from every chemical class have been detected in groundwater and are commonly found in groundwater beneath agricultural areas; they are widespread in the nation’s surface waters. Eutrophication and “dead zones” due to nutrient runoff …
Too Hot for Plants?
Negative effects of current conventional farming practices include the following: Decline in soil productivity can be due to wind and water erosion of exposed topsoil; soil compaction; loss of soil organic matter, water holding capacity, and biological activity; and salinization of soils and irrigation water in irrigated farming areas. Desertification due to overgrazing is a …
Still Old School Farming?
Economically, the U.S. agricultural sector includes a history of increasingly large federal expenditures and corresponding government involvement in planting and investment decisions; widening disparity among farmer incomes; and escalating concentration of agribusiness–industries involved with manufacture, processing, and distribution of farm products–into fewer and fewer hands. Market competition is limited. Farmers have little control over farm …
The Dangers of Pesticide
Potential health hazards are tied to sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics in animal production, and pesticide and nitrate contamination of water and food. Farm workers are poisoned in fields, toxic residues are found on foods, and certain human and animal diseases have developed resistance to currently used antibiotics. There is no such thing as a safe …