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‘Local’ Grows on Wal-Mart – Wall Street Journal
August 1, 2011
By MIGUEL BUSTILLO And DAVID KESMODEL
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which scours the globe seeking the lowest-cost suppliers, is finding it can save money by buying more fruits and vegetables grown closer to its stores.
Other food retailers, including Supervalu Inc. and Sa... Read News
The Salad Is in the Bag - Marketers Hope Guest Veggies Will Get Americans to Eat More Greens
JULY 27, 2011
By SARAH NASSAUER
Can packaged produce get America out of its salad rut?
Despite decades of nagging to eat more leafy greens and colorful vegetables, the average American eats a salad at mealtime only about 36 times a year. That's 20% less often than in 1985, when the avera... Read News
Cash Crops Under Glass and Up on the Roof
New York Times, May 18, 2011
By GLENN RIFKIN
Posted at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/business/smallbusiness/19sbiz.html?_r=3&ref=business
When Lufa Farms began selling produce to customers in Montreal in late April, it signaled what could be the beginning of a tantalizing new era in... Read News
Converted Organics to Build and Operate Vertical Farming Facility in Rhode Island
- Company acquires majority interest in GoLocalProduceRI in all stock transaction
- Will produce million accretive revenue in 2011
- First TerraSphere vertical farming facility in the U.S.
BOSTON, Jan. 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq:COIN) announced today that th... Read News
Urban farming 2.0: No soil, no sun
(CNNMoney.com) -- Forget the conventional wisdom that says veggies must be grown on vast farms in the Midwest. What if commercial-scale crops took root inside cavernous city warehouses, without sunlight or soil?
Call it urban farming 2.0. Over the past decade, city agriculture has largely been the... Read News
Converted Organics Announces New TerraSphere Licensee, GoLocalProduceRI, LLC
TerraSphere Facility to be Built in Rhode Island
BOSTON, Dec. 1, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Converted Organics Inc., (Nasdaq:COIN) announced today that TerraSphere Systems, LLC, signed a term sheet with GoLocalProduceRI, LLC to construct a TerraSphere facility in the state of Rhode Island. Under the... Read News
Converted Organics Announces Nick Brusatore, TerraSphere's Co-Founder, Appointed to Chair of BCIT's Centre for Applied Research and Innovation Advisory Committee
BOSTON, Nov. 18, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq:COIN) announced today that Nick Brusatore, Co-founder and Technical Director of TerraSphere Systems LLC, has been appointed as Chairman of British Columbia Institute of Technology's (BCIT) Centre for Applied Research and Innov... Read News
Converted Organics is Growing Up: Company Announces the Acquisition of Vertical Farming Pioneer, TerraSphere Systems
- Acquisition and Restructuring Increases Shareholder Equity by .4 million
- Pro-forma 2010 Combined Revenues up over 100%
- Shareholder Conference Call will now be held on Tuesday, November 16 at 10:00 a.m. EST
BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 15, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Converted Organics Inc., (Nasd... Read News
Converted Organics Announces Agreement Between the British Columbia Institute of Technology and TerraSphere to Design a Research Approach for Quality Standards for Medicinal Plant Products
BOSTON, Nov. 11, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Converted Organics Inc., (Nasdaq:COIN) announced today that TerraSphere Systems, LLC has entered into a co-development agreement with the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Under the agreement, TerraSphere will work with BCIT to build a ... Read News
Converted Organics Announces Choices Markets' Customers are Thrilled With the Quality of TerraSphere's Lettuce and Spinach Products
BOSTON, Nov. 10, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq:COIN) announced today that Mark Vickars, CEO of Western Canada's largest natural and organic grocer, Choices Markets, reported that the lettuce and spinach products produced by the vertical farming technology of TerraSphere Sy... Read News
Converted Organics Announces Addition to TerraSphere's IP Portfolio
BOSTON, Nov 2, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Converted Organics Inc., (Nasdaq:COIN) announced today that TerraSphere Systems, LLC has added a fourth patent to its intellectual property portfolio. Since its inception in 2003, TerraSphere has been developing industry-leading vertical... Read News
Converted Organics, TerraSphere Systems Uniquely Positioned to Benefit from Proposition 19
California's Proposition 19, the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010, Vote in California is on Tuesday, November 2nd
BOSTON, Oct 28, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq:COIN) announced today that TerraSphere Systems is strategically positioned... Read News
CNBC Anchor, Trish Regan, to Moderate Panel With Converted Organics/TerraSphere at 'The Marijuana Conference' in NYC Today at 2pm
BOSTON, Oct 25, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Converted Organics Inc., (Nasdaq:COIN) is pleased to announce the upcoming speaking engagement of Nick Brusatore, Co-founder of TerraSphere Systems, on behalf of Converted Organics (Nasdaq:COIN), at "The Marijuana Conference" in New Yor... Read News
Converted Organics and TerraSphere Systems to Present at The Marijuana Conference 2010 on October 25th - 26th
Oct 21, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -
- TerraSphere to Submit License Application to the State of Rhode Island to Cultivate Medical Marijuana
BOSTON, Oct. 21, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq:COIN) announced today that on behalf of the Company, Nick... Read News
Converted Organics Announces First TerraSphere Spinach Crop Shipped to Choices Markets
BOSTON, Oct 7, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq:COIN) announced today that TerraSphere Systems, LLC has shipped its first crop of spinach under the Eco Spirit label for its licensee, the Squamish Nation, to Choices Markets, Western Canada's largest natu... Read News
Converted Organics Announces Shareholder Approval of TerraSphere Acquisition
BOSTON, Sep 16, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq:COIN) today announced that its Shareholders have voted to approve the acquisition of 100% of the interests of TerraSphere Systems LLC pursuant to the terms of an agreement dated July 6, 2010 (the "Agreeme... Read News
Converted Organics Announces First TerraSphere Lettuce Crop Shipped to Choices Markets
BOSTON, Sep 15, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq:COIN) announced today that TerraSphere Systems, LLC has shipped its first crop of lettuce under the Eco Spirit label for its licensee, the Squamish Nation, to Choices Markets, Western Canada's largest nat... Read News
Converted Organics Announces Positive Test Results That Show TerraSphere Lettuce is Pesticide and Chemical-Free
BOSTON, Sep 7, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Converted Organics Inc., (Nasdaq:COIN) is pleased to announce that TerraSphere Systems, LLC has received positive test results on tissue samples from its first crop of Vertically Farmed Parris Island Romaine lettuce. The tests were condu... Read News