Urban agriculture has the potential to improve food security through local, efficient, and sustainable food production. Examples of urban food systems include hydroponics, where plants grow in a ...

When you think of growing fruits and vegetables, you probably think about putting plants in the ground or into pots. However, you don’t always need “dirt” to grow plants. In a hydroponic system, soil ...

In the near future, students and staff at Fresno Unified high schools will be able to harvest their own lettuce, bell peppers and tomatoes from a very non-traditional farm located on their own ...

Eleni Stavrinidou, associate professor, and supervisor of the study and Alexandra Sandéhn, PhD student, one of the lead authors, connect the eSoil to a low power source for stimulating plant growth.