{"id":12705,"date":"2016-12-20t17:13:59","date_gmt":"2016-12-20t17:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/how-your-first-career-out-of-college-could-be-in-food-entrepreneurship\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28t18:49:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28t18:49:31","slug":"how-your-first-career-out-of-college-could-be-in-food-entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/how-your-first-career-out-of-college-could-be-in-food-entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"how your first career out of college could be in food entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"
a new urban farming project that takes acres of farmland and squeezes them into storage containers may be coming to a city near you. square roots opened its first campus in new york city this fall, and just about anyone can apply to be party of the team in the future.<\/p>\n co-founded by tobias peggs and kimbal musk, square roots trains its \u201cfood entrepreneurs\u201d to grow local produce in its indoor, climate controlled, hydroponic vertical farms.<\/p>\n the company\u2019s website<\/a> describes the project as, \u201can urban farming accelerator\u2014powered by human ingenuity, technology, and a deep love for local, real food.\u201d<\/p>\n each \u201cmodular farm\u201d takes two acres worth of farmland and fits it into a storage container. the project\u2019s vertical farming method is highly efficient in terms of space, which allows this acreage to be compartmentalized into such a small area.<\/p>\n square roots aims to close the disconnect between consumer and grower as well as increase access to local, healthy food sources.<\/p>\n these vertical farms can be placed just about anywhere and can be accessed year-round as well.<\/p>\n square roots offers a network of mentors as well as experts<\/a> that work with its food entrepreneurs. anyone can apply to be a square roots food entrepreneur as the company plans to expand to other cities and prepares for future growing seasons.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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