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Indoor farming company Gotham Greens has officially opened the first phase of its 10-acre, state-of-the-art hydroponic greenhouse near the University of California-Davis campus. The company’s sustainable farming practices allow Gotham Greens to grow salad greens and herbs year-round, while conserving 300 acres of land and 270 million gallons of water annually compared to conventional farming practices
Photo credit: www.greenhousegrower.comJack & Annie’s, a sustainable, animal meat alternative brand made from jackfruit, announced Tuesday $23 million in Series B funding.
The round was co-led by Creadev and Desert Bloom and included participation from Wheatsheaf and existing investors Beta Angels and InvestEco. Company founder and CEO Annie Ryu told TechCrunch the company had not done announcements of previous funding rounds and declined to disclose the company’s total raise to date, but did say this round “was more than we raised in any prior rounds accumulatively.”
Photo credit: www.jackandannies.comAtlantic Sea Farms, the largest seaweed producer in the US, has secured a new funding round, led by Desert Bloom Food Ventures, a fund investing in, and supporting, dynamic food companies.
Atlantic Sea Farms is the first commercial seaweed farm in the US and now represents over 80 percent of all cultivated seaweed in the country in partnership with 34 independent partner seaweed farms along the Maine coast.
Photo credit: www.atlanticseafarms.comEverytable is helping its employees accumulate wealth through one of the most common paths to business ownership: franchising.
Photo credit: FreethinkIn the CNN Special Report Eating Planet Earth: The Future of Your Food, CNN Anchor and Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir examines the cutting-edge science and market forces changing our diets. From California to the Gulf of Maine to Yellowstone National Park, join Weir as he meets with innovative cattle ranchers and kelp farmers, scientists and lobstermen and a best-selling author who suggests that eliminating meat from breakfast and lunch could be a massive first step to healing our bodies and our planet.
Photo credit: CNNFor this installment of The Daily Bloom, we invite you to watch this TED Talk by our co-founder, Hans Taparia.
Photo credit: www.tedx.comSweetgreen, Chopt, and other chains have transformed salad from a side dish to a $12 meal. In the last two decades, salad chains have popped up all over US cities. Salad is now associated with a trendy healthy lifestyle, but these salad are expensive.
Photo credit: Business InsiderFast food is supposed to be cheap and convenient, but do you ever find yourself spending more on fast food than you expected to? Fast food is getting more expensive and places like McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's are experts at getting you to spend more money.
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