Queen's Vertical Farming Team

Hiring closes in six days (Tuesday, March 31st at 11:59 PM). Apply now: www.qvft.ca/hiring Available positions: Mechanical Engineer (3) Software Engineer (3)... Plant Specialist (3) Technical Writer (1) Marketing Coordinator (1) Sponsorship Coordinator (1) Finance Coordinator (1) See more

The Queen’s Vertical Farming Team (QVFT) is seeking thirteen passionate, dedicated individuals to join our team for the 2020-21 school year. Applications are OPEN from now until Tuesday, March 31st at 11:59 PM. Apply now: www.qvft.ca/hiring Available positions: Mechanical Engineer (3) Software Engineer (3) ... Plant Specialist (3) Technical Writer (1) Marketing Coordinator (1) Sponsorship Coordinator (1) Finance Coordinator (1) QVFT will allow you to develop marketable skills in mechanical engineering, software engineering, business, biological research, and data analysis. For further information, please read through our Hiring Package available on our website. Founded in September 2019, QVFT is Canada's first student-led university vertical farming design team. Vertical farming is a hyper-efficient, sustainable food cultivation method which is projected to become a major contributor to global food production in the coming decades. Our mission is to develop a functional, small-scale vertical farm. Drawing inspiration from the best current commercial practices, we aim to gain a foothold as an innovator in this rapidly expanding industry.

Yesterday our team travelled to Cornwall, ON to visit ZipGrow Inc., the designer and manufacturer of what is currently the world’s most-installed hydroponic vertical farming system. We had a blast touring their facility, learning about their technology, and sampling some of their (delicious) produce. Thank you to the whole ZipGrow team for having us!

An early-stage schematic of our proposed aeroponic farm, developed using Microsoft Visio. Aeroponics is a cultivation method in which nutrients are dissolved in water and misted directly onto roots via spray nozzles. Crops rest on a thin, porous substrate, through which their roots dangle in a basin below. Requiring no soil, this approach allows the grower near-complete control over the specific nutrient mix a plant receives. Proportionally speaking, aeroponic farming uses u...p to 95% less water than conventional agriculture. Currently in our R&D phase, this design will undergo several further iterations before being ready for prototyping. We plan to begin prototype construction by March 2020. Further reading is available on our website, at https://www.qvft.ca/

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