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Vertical farming company Eco Convergence Group announced this morning it has officially rebranded as Kalera. The Orlando, FL-based company, best known for its HyCube grow system, also said it has broken ground on what will be the largest vertical farm in the Southeastern United States, growing 5 million heads of lettuce annually. –Read Full Article

Eco Convergence Group, a leader in indoor vertical farming, announces its official name change to Kalera today. In addition, Kalera also announces that it has begun construction of a state-of-the-art indoor growing facility in Orlando, which will provide an abundance of healthy, tasty greens for the hospitality, grocery and food service industries. Last year, the company opened […]

You’ve heard of the local food movement — in which restaurants source some of their food from nearby farms in an effort to provide the best quality ingredients while supporting sustainability and the local economy. –Read Full Article

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A shining example of high-tech farming is feeding the need for fresh produce at Orlando World Center Marriott. The recently unveiled HyCube, created by Orlando-based Eco Convergence Group Inc., is a vertical hydroponic farm that supplies the restaurants in the 2,009-room resort with lettuce, baby spinach, arugula and herbs. –Read Full Article

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Having an herb and produce garden on site is not exactly new in the hotel world, but the Orlando World Center Marriott is doing it on a grander scale than most. The world’s largest Marriott has installed a state of the art hydroponic vegetable garden near the hotel’s main kitchen, growing produce for the tables of its […]

Eco Convergence Group, Inc. (ECG) unveiled the first HyCubeª modular hydroponic vegetable production system at the Orlando World Center Marriott. The HyCube’s data-driven, precisely controlled, patent-pending hydroponic system is constructed in an illuminated modern structure right next to the hotel’s main kitchen. Orlando World Center Marriott is the first hotelier to utilise the revolutionary HyCube […]

Eco Convergence Group, Inc. (ECG) unveiled the first HyCube™ modular hydroponic vegetable production system last night at the Orlando World Center Marriott. The HyCube’s data-driven, precisely controlled, patent-pending hydroponic system is constructed in an illuminated modern structure right next to the hotel’s main kitchen. Orlando World Center Marriott is the first hotelier to utilize the […]

Eco Convergence Group, Inc. (ECG) unveiled the first HyCube™ modular hydroponic vegetable production system last night at the Orlando World Center Marriott. The HyCube’s data-driven, precisely controlled, patent-pending hydroponic system is constructed in an illuminated modern structure right next to the hotel’s main kitchen. Orlando World Center Marriott is the first hotelier to utilize the […]