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Shipping containers can be used for more than cargo! We're #UrbanFarming, committed to changing the way leafy greens are produced & distributed. #AgTech 🌱

Sydney, New South Wales
Joined March 2016
Interesting thoughts in this @BostonGlobe piece from Kathleen Finlay (former MD of Harvard Medical School’s Center for Health and the Global Environment). Her points around connecting communities with local farms really resonated with us. bit.ly/3dMxmxs #sproutstack
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The future of farming is officially here. Thanks to @10Daily for this great write up about how we're helping to revolutionise Australian agriculture: bit.ly/3ay4qHr #agtech #urbanfarming #verticalfarming #sproutstack
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Thanks to @foodmagaus for a timely write up this week about how vertical farming is helping to ease food supply concerns. bit.ly/3bJDDbt #urbanfarming #verticalfarming #agtech #hyperlocal
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This is our brilliant Head of Production, Agustin Caffarena. As an Agricultural Engineer, he's partnering with the UNSW School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, to massively increase production, introduce robotics and improve operational efficiencies. #sproutstack
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Vertical farming has well and truly taken off in the US. We’re proud to be leading the charge here in Australia. A great article from BBC News about how vertical farming has the potential to transform global food production as we know it - bbc.in/2tIMYjo
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"By 2050, 70 per cent of the world's population will be living in an urban area, we need to produce 70 per cent more food to feed that population.” Great to see this cracker piece on Sprout Stack in Good Food - bit.ly/2TXiMMa #sproutstack #verticalfarming
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Sprout Stack is a founding member of the Future Food Systems Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), set up to transform the way Australia produces, adds value to and delivers food worldwide. Read more about the CRC here: bit.ly/35qZBNu #agtech #sproutstack #innovate
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How can business become part of the solution rather than the problem? Our CEO, Hugh, sat down with The Good Business Podcast to explain why urban farming is part of the answer. Listen on Spotify here - spoti.fi/2tinaud #sproutstack #urbanfarming #podcast
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Mick is the brains behind a lot of the bells and whistles here at Sprout Stack HQ. After a near-death experience back in his sparky days he changed direction, devoting his skills to the greater good of our planet, co-founding Sprout Stack. #sproutstack #agtech #verticalfarming
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Vertical farming is already big news overseas, but Sprout Stack is Australia's first and only commercial-scale vertical farm. Listen to @TheEconomist discuss how vertical farming could help feed the world’s growing population. econ.st/2YVZQxy #verticalfarming #podcast
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How is it possible to get delicious, nutritious, fresh salads from your city's own backyard? We chatted to @FifthEstateAU about how vertical farming is the answer and how we got started here at Sprout Stack. Have a read here bit.ly/2LHdfV6
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We're proud to announce Sprout Stack won the Business Leadership Award at last night's Green Globe Awards! Read more about the awards here: bit.ly/2Dqp0KQ #greenglobes20years #sustainability
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We're on a podcast! Listen to our co-founder Francisco Caffarena chat about why Sprout Stack was born and what it takes to launch an #agtech #startup on Eat.Drink.Innovate. Listen on Apple Podcasts, the Stitcher app or here - bit.ly/2Oo21W5 #sproutstack #podcast
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Our brilliant Head of Production here at Sprout Stack, Agustin Caffarena, has been nominated for the Salvage Awards Young Entrepreneur award! We're excited for the award announcement tonight. More about the awards here - bit.ly/33ZDyge #sproutstack #youngentrepreneur
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It's the 20th anniversary of the Green Globe Awards, and we're chuffed to say we've been nominated in two categories! Congratulations to the other finalists: bit.ly/2XeVT6u #greenglobes20years #sustainability
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We’ve reached 200 followers over on Instagram! Thanks for supporting Sprout Stack and #urbanfarming 🌱 instagram.com/sproutstack
Another pic of the rainbow chard... Chard is part of the beet family and has a sweet and earthy flavour 🌱 #microgreens #hydroponics #urbanfarming
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