BAY VILLAGE, Ohio -- It’s salad days for Bay Middle School seventh-graders -- in more ways than one. A group of boys is growing and harvesting lettuce in the school’s hydroponic garden. The initiative ...

In order to enable long-term space missions, it’s important for astronauts to be able to grow their own food — for both their physical and mental health. There are a number of experiments into growing ...

Agriculture is one of the most important industries worldwide. Over the years, technology has helped farmers become more efficient with their crop yields as the world’s population surpasses 8 billion.

Selecting the right hydroponic system is key to successful indoor radish gardening. Deep water culture or "nutrient film technique" are popular choices for growing radishes. These systems provide ...

Imagine a world where fresh vegetables and herbs sprout in the heart of our cities without the need for sprawling farms. Hydroponics – a method of growing plants without soil – uses a nutrient-rich ...

In a groundbreaking development, scientists in Sweden have introduced 'eSoil,' a revolutionary 'bioelectronic soil,' tailored to optimize plant growth in hydroponic settings, where plants thrive sans ...

While Florida's hot summers can spell disaster for some plants, Stacey Jones has an ample supply of lettuce growing year-round, thanks to what many refer to as the “farming of the future”: hydroponics ...

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.

Bill Jordan of Millsboro is an accidental farmer who's growing crops without soil. “I was going to make alcohol from corn or peaches to supplement fuel when fuel prices got stupid,” Jordan recalled, ...