Posted to Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in the Utility Management Group Penny McBride has a uniquely kaleidoscopic view of agriculture. As a kid, McBride grew up on the large Colorado farm…
I feel so fortunate to have been a co-founder of Vertical Harvest. Looking back to what inspired me to bring a rag tag group of people together to see…
Sibling of Jackson eatery will have an on-site vertical greenhouse. The owners of two popular restaurants in Jackson Hole are opening another in Wyoming’s neighbor to the east. And…
Season 1 Episode 8 How did you come to start farms that employ people with different abilities and people exiting the prison system? Vertical farming pioneer and industry leader…
Penny McBride ’04 (Antioch Seattle, MA in Environment and Community) is a huge foodie. Before McBride became the COO at Second Chances Farm, she learned to appreciate high-quality food…
During the upcoming May 22-24, 2019 Indoor Ag-Con, Penny McBride, co-founder and current board member of the FarmTech Society, will lead the session, “The Role of Non-Profits In Indoor Ag.” Newly formed this year,…
By 2050 the world’s population is expected to reach 9.8 billion. Nearly 70 percent of this booming population—6.7 billion people— is projected to live in urban areas. We asked experts at…
MARCH 2018 Indoor ‘vertical farming’ could be an answer to urban food needs and shrinking agricultural space—if cost and energy obstacles can be overcome. In 1999, Dickson Despommier, a…
