Author: Rebecca Co

ontario greenbelt at risk

Cutting the Greenbelt puts Ontarians’ food security at risk

Cutting the Greenbelt puts Ontarians’ food security at risk This past weekend, grassroots organizations and residents of all ages across Southern Ontario bundled into their coats and tuques to rally and raise signs saying “Save the Greenbelt” and “Keep the Green” while chanting “Hands off the Greenbelt!”. A palpable sense of frustration for the need […]
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David Santos

Behind the Science: David Santos

This week, I asked David some fun questions about himself. David is the Agtech and Biotech Advisor. He did his Bachelor of Science in Biology at the University of Waterloo and a Master of Biotechnology at the University of Guelph. He has experience in toxicology and market research in the food industry.
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Tanya Irani

Behind the Science: Tanya Irani

Meet Tanya We sat down with Tanya, our lovely, friendly and exceptional bioinformatics analyst intern. She is an expert in bioinformatics and has helped farmers to understand the microbiome. What is your role in Healthy Hydroponics and what do you do? Currently I am a Bioinformatics analyst intern. This means that I get to apply […]
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Behind the Science: Rebecca Co

These Behind-The-Scene posts reveal a bit about the people involved with Health Hydroponics. We would like to put names to faces and personalities especially during this time when we are unable to meet local growers in person. Rebecca Co is the Manager and Coordinator of Healthy Hydroponics and the Manager of Innovations and Applications at […]
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Resources to get Hydroponic, Agri-Food, Agtech News and Information

This week, I’ve compiled a list of resources and social media accounts which provide news, press releases, webinars, DIY tutorials regarding hydroponics, vertical farming, indoor farming, agri-food, and agtech. Some of these provide email subscriptions that deliver daily content to your inboxes, while podcasts allow you to listen while multitasking. Comment on any resources or […]
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Behind the Science: Jiujun Cheng

Dr. Jiujun Cheng is the Director of Technology Applications at Metagenom Bio. He received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at the Yan’an University in China. He then did a Master’s of Science in Biochemistry at the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of sciences. He then moved to Europe and completed his PhD in […]
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