United States A cold and wet spring in the Pacific Northwest delayed pea plantings and the crop is running about 2 to 3 weeks late. June was extremely cool and wet in Oregon and Washington and rainfall hit record highs. Along with the rain there was some wind and we have heard that some fields …
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Tech-Facilitated Indoor Farming Finds a Home in Ocean Shipping Containers
Here at Noon International over the past few years we’ve been struggling to obtain 8×40 foot ocean shipping containers to get your orders to you, yet there are others who have happily been using retrofitted shipping containers for indoor farming and new business ventures. Indoor farming is nothing new. Hydroponics (the no-soil method of growing …
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Summer is Here! Food Safety Guidelines to Avoid Foodborne Illness
On June 21st, we officially welcomed summer – a season of picnics, barbeques, and outdoor eating. While camping, hiking trips and family vacations abound so does the chance for foodborne illness to occur if proper food safety guidelines are not followed. Warm weather is the perfect breeding ground for foodborne bacteria to multiply rapidly, thus …
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