hydroponics

Hydroponic greenhouse and small office building on a summer day

Politics & Government

As new manager takes the helm, a look back at Winston-Salem’s costly and controversial hydroponic greenhouse project

4:00pm August 16, 2023

For years, Winston-Salem city officials have touted a hydroponic greenhouse initiative as an innovative solution to food insecurity. But the project was massively delayed and went way over budget. A portion of that money went to a contractor that the city says ultimately didn’t finish the job. Now, officials are betting on a new manager to turn things around.

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Winston-Salem officials at hydroponic greenhouse ribbon-cutting

Politics & Government

Winston-Salem's costly hydroponic greenhouse is under new management

5:04pm March 21, 2023

by Eddie Garcia

A long-delayed city-run hydroponic greenhouse has new management. Nonprofit organization H.O.P.E. will receive nearly $538,000 over a two-year contract to run the facility.

Politics & Government

City Officials Host Ribbon Cutting For Long-Delayed Hydroponic Greenhouse

1:55pm October 17, 2022

by April Laissle and Amy Diaz

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Politics & Government

After management shake up, long-delayed hydroponic greenhouse now set to open

1:48pm September 22, 2022

by April Laissle

A hydroponic greenhouse funded by the City of Winston-Salem is now on track to open in October, after city staffers took over management from the nonprofit first tasked with the job.

News

After Three Years and $1.4M, Winston-Salem Hydroponics Facility Still Incomplete

7:17am March 12, 2020

by April Laissle

In September of 2016, the city of Winston-Salem took a big leap. It decided to invest in hydroponic farming — the practice of growing plants in liquid rather than soil.

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Fluid-fed organic tomatoes grow in a greenhouse owned by Wholesum Harvest in the Mexican state of Sonora, about 30 miles from the U.S. border.

Hydroponic Veggies Are Taking Over Organic, And A Move To Ban Them Fails

2:29pm November 02, 2017

by Dan Charles

Many organic tomatoes or peppers are grown in greenhouses, where they get nutrients from water. Critics say that violates the spirit of "organic." A bid to strip them of the label failed this week.

Baby basil are planted in PVC piping through which nutrient-infused water flows at regular intervals at a hydroponics farm in Nevada. This week, the National Organic Standards Board is set to vote on whether foods grown hydroponically can be sold as "cert

National

Some Growers Say Organic Label Will Be Watered Down If It Extends To Hydroponic

3:31pm November 16, 2016

by Rebecca Sananes

The National Organic Standards Board this week plans to decide if hydroponically grown foods – a water-based model of cultivation – can be sold under the label "certified organic."

These Central Valley sheep are happily munching on sprouted barley grown indoors. Farmer Mario Daccarett says the barley, grown in shipping containers, is sweet and keeps his sheep full longer.

With Water In Short Supply, One California Farmer Grows Feed Indoors

1:22pm August 31, 2016

by Ezra David Romero

The extended drought in California has farmers looking for ways to use less water. Among them, growing feed indoors using hydroponics. The new diet is making some Central Valley sheep very happy.

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