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Key to achieving food security in a way that's more sustainable than current practices is urban agriculture - not as an outright replacement for rural farming, but as a crucial component in a balanced system. URBAN AGRICULTURE IT'S BEEN 10,000 years since the agricultural revolution gave rise to cities. Food security, as defined by the United Nations, means that all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that serves their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life. [Extracted from the article]

The article reported that the first young rainbow trout will arrive in Surrey, British Columbia at the first aquaponics facility of Vancouver-based company Pontus. Both trout and a highly-nutritious crop called water lentils will be produced organically. The Surrey facility is nearly finished, 20,570 ft2 in size with the fish area comprising 1650 ft2. Construction began last June.

The article reports that the Country Oaks Landscape Supply in Burton, Michigan, founded in 1987 began composting yard trimmings in the mid-2010. Topics include considered that the turned windrow composting operation complemented an existing mulch production facility, expanding product offerings and examines Mark Cherry, second generation owner of Country Oaks since 2001 took a compost operator training course to learn the fundamentals.

The article focuses on work of Mark Cherry, second generation owner of Country Oaks, who took a compost operator training course to learn the fundamentals. It mentions it runs on two 3-HP aeration blowers that can push or pull airflow through the pipes installed in concrete trenches in the aeration floor under each zone.

The article offers information on the mass-producing aquaponics operation or a small trial system displaying at the 42nd annual edition of North America’s Premier Farm Show', the Sunbelt Ag Expo held on October 15-17, 2019 in Georgia, U.S. It discusses the advantages of aquaponics on growing the plants and the fish together.

The article presents library news briefs, including items on the aquaponics system in the VAC Library in Hanoi, Vietnam, efforts of the Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba José Martí to register material in WorldCat, and the reopening of the National Library in Beirut, Lebanon.

The article evaluates aquaphonics speakers AQ9, AQ10 and AQ11 from electronics accessory firm LifeProof and features pairing up with Bluetooth devices such as include built-in mics, and USB ports for device charging.

The article presents new agriculture technologies culled from the two-part series in 2014 on Innovative Agriculture from FutureFood 2050, a communications program from the Institute of Food Technologists. Topics discussed include the use of unmanned aerial drones and precision agriculture, aquaponic greenhouse, hydroponic systems in greenhouses in urban areas, an all light emitting diode indoor farm and seaweed cultivation.