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Food Democracy With Professor Maarten Crivits
I ask therefore I am interviewed Professor Maarten Crivits. He is an expert on food democracy, food citizenship and food commons.
Belgian urban farming Expert – Nele Lauwers
I ask therefore I am invited Nele Lauwers, expert new business models at BoerenBond, She is also active in Generation Food, and a a driving force within EFUA, the European Forum for Urban Agriculture.
How are urban farmers changing the world?
There's a new video-podcast about urban farming! Are you an urban farmer, or someone interested in urban farming? Then this podcast is definitely something for you!
Urban Farming Meme Tournament
The first official urban farming meme tournament is being held in August 2021. Contestants from all over the world compete for eternal glory!
Pad en Stoel – Mushroom Farming lessons
Pad en Stoel was an urban farming mushroom project in the city of a girls best friend: Antwerp, Belgium. The farm was highly popular and successful, yet in the end closed its doors.
The 12 steps values & mission
As a foundation of human civilisation, agriculture has an enormous potential to positively impact our attempts to fight climate change and protect biodiversity. 12 steps to farming is part of the solution!
PLNT – CEA farming in Antwerp
Learn from the best vertical farmer in Antwerp: Niels de Caigny! Via the 12 steps of PLNT you can learn about all aspects of running a Vertical farming.
How NOT to run an urban mushroom farm – Part 3/3
In recent years there was an amazing urban mushroom farm in the city of Antwerp: Pad and Stoel. However, the team made some crucial mistakes that caused the mushroom initiative to fail. In order for all of us to learn, we convinced one of the founders to share their story!
How NOT to run an urban mushroom farm – Part 2/3
In recent years there has an amazing urban mushroom farm in the city of Antwerp: Pad and Stoel. However, the team made some crucial mistakes that caused the mushroom initiative to fail. In order for all of us to learn, we convinced one of the founders to share their story!
How NOT to run an urban mushroom farm – Part 1/3
In recent years Zjef Van Acker, one of the founders of the 12 steps to farming, has been working hard on establishing another urban agriculture project: Pad and Stoel, an urban mushroom farm in the city of Antwerp (Belgium). Learn about the the glorious mistakes that set the stage for the downfall of Pad en Stoel.
Sky Vegetables – Rooftop greenhouse in the Bronx
Yara Nagi, operations manager at Sky vegetables talks about the 10.000sq ft Greenhouse, integrated into an apartment building in the Bronx, New York City!
Plus.Farm – DIY vertical farming system
The Plus.Farm is designed to be affordable, modular, customisable, and easy to use. This allows you to let your creativity go wild! We talked to Elaine Kung from Agritecture!
PlantGeek – Automation for Aquaponics
Plantgeek is a research team at the University of Agricultural Science in Cluj-Napoca. They are protagonists of high tech ecosystem farming, aka AMI-farming.
Funghi Espresso – More food than resources
On Tuesday 13th of November 2018, at 14.00 CET, Funghi Espresso hosted a 12 steps Google Hangout, live from
their farm in Florence, Italy.
Square Roots entrepreneurs – Electra & Jonathan
Find out how 2 vertical farming entrepreneurs had the same technology, the same location and the same guidance, but started up 2 very different businesses.
Robbes “Little” Garden – Finland
Want to combine the experience of the traditional greenhouse industry with vertical farming innovation? Then listen very carefully to Robert Jordas of Robbes in Finland.
Cultivate the City – Washington DC
If you start an Urban Farm, take advice from someone who made 25 of them happen. Listen to Niraj Ray from Cultivate the city in Washington DC.
Plant Control by LED Lights – interviews at Wageningen university
On 19 October 2017, there was an important symposium at Wageningen University (the Netherlands). Many interviews were done about "Plant Control by LED lights".
Agritecture Consulting – New York City
Henry Gordon-Smith and Agritecture Consulting have started up many different Urban Farming projects. Learn from them, learn from the best.
NYC Agtech Week and AVF summit 2017
the 12 steps went to NYC Agtech week 2017 and had the conversations that you wanted to have.
Les 13 Blès – Goat farming for cheese
Les 13 blés is a GoatFarm connected to a Cheese Factory very close to the centre of France. It is run by the amazing Justine Floquet.
Smallhold – Mushroom farming in New York
2 skilled mushroom farmers from NYC bringing the farm to the consumer. How do they do it? Go and find out!
Coolfarm – Indoor Farming automation
CoolFarm is a Portugal based company that unites a highly skilled and motivated team of horticulturists, biologists, software and hardware engineers, product designers and business experts. Together, they create solutions for the indoor farming needs.
Oogstgoed – Community Supported Agriculture
A Belgian Urban farm that grows 200 different crops. They can do this because they apply a business model called Community Supported Agriculture aka CSA
Verticulture – Aquaponic farming
Indoor Aquaponic farmers from NYC that provide fresh and highly nutritious food to economically and culturally diverse populations.
Millibeter – Insect farming in Belgium
Is organic waste one of the most valuable raw materials Belgium has to offer? If you ask Johan Jacobs, he might say yes!
Le Champignon de Bruxelles
Le Champignon de Bruxelles started with 3 friends. After reading some inspiring books, they discovered an emerging niche with an enormous potential to change the world for the good: the cultivation of mushrooms on organic waste sourced in cities.
Les Sourciers – hydroponic farming in France
Les Sourciers are Marion Sourdois and Nicolas Sarlé, a Franco-Argentinian couple passionate about hydroponics and changing the food system. They’re the perfect example of the saying: “To change the world, start by changing yourself”.
