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Babylon Micro-Farms Hosts Virginia Secretary of Agriculture in Celebration of World Food Day
RICHMOND, VA (October 16, 2025) — To celebrate World Food Day, Babylon Micro-Farms was honored to host Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Matthew Lohr at its Richmond headquarters on October 15. The visit, held one day before the global observance,...
Sheltering Arms Program Puts a 21st-Century Twist on Gardening as Therapy
VPM News | By Adrienne Hoar McGibbon Published October 7, 2025, at 11:00 AM EDT At Sheltering Arms Institute in Richmond, participants in the Club Rec program are discovering the therapeutic benefits of hydroponic gardening through a partnership with Babylon...
Commonwealth is ‘Bringing Sexy Back to Senior Living’
Commonwealth Senior Living Brings Farm-to-Table Freshness and Engagement For Commonwealth Senior Living, mealtime is more than nutrition—it’s about community, creativity, and comfort. Across 35 communities in six states, the dining teams focus on scratch cooking,...
How Mather Brings Hyper-Local Eats to Residents’ Plates
Hyper-Local Dining Innovation at The Mather At The Mather senior living communities, dining goes far beyond standard menus. Each location has the freedom to source and craft meals that reflect its residents and region—whether it’s tortillas from a Tucson tortilleria...
Are Micro-Farms the New Water Cooler? CEO Marc Oshima Makes a Compelling Case
Babylon Micro-Farms is proud to be featured in The Packer, one of the fresh produce industry’s most trusted voices. In a recent article by Jennifer Strailey, our CEO, Marc Oshima, shared how Babylon is redefining the role of food in workplaces, schools, healthcare,...
Babylon Micro-Farms Ranks on the 2025 Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 423 Percent, Babylon Micro-Farms Earns First-Time Ranking — No. 1 in Richmond, No. 39 in Virginia, and No. 95 Nationally in Business Products & Services RICHMOND, VA – August 12, 2025 – Inc., the leading media brand and playbook...
Client Stories
What Makes a Micro-Farm Actually Work
Turning On-Site Growing Into a Living Program...
On-Site Hydroponic Farming: Real Stories from Hospitality, Senior Living, Higher Education, and Corporate Dining
Recently, we connected with food service...
Growing the Next Chapter of Food as Medicine
Food as medicine has moved from an emerging...
Growing the Future of School Meals
Schools and communities across the country are...
How Babylon Micro-Farms Brings Food-as-Medicine to Life
In 2025, the United States is still facing a...
Growing the Future: How Micro-Farms Are Transforming K-12 Education
Babylon Micro-Farms brings hands-on, hydroponic...
Fresh Perspectives
On-Site Hydroponic Farming: Real Stories from Hospitality, Senior Living, Higher Education, and Corporate Dining
Recently, we connected with food service professionals across hospitality, senior living, healthcare, and higher education who are transforming dining experiences with on-site hydroponic farming. From a 6,800-acre luxury resort to senior living communities, corporate...
Growing the Next Chapter of Food as Medicine
Food as medicine has moved from an emerging concept to a nationally recognized public health strategy. Federal agencies now frame nutritious food access as essential to preventing and managing chronic disease, noting that nearly 60 percent of U.S. adults live with at...
Growing the Future of School Meals
Schools and communities across the country are rethinking what “local food” really means. It is about strengthening food systems, empowering students, and building a healthier, more sustainable future one seed, one harvest, and one lesson at a time. At Babylon...
Babylon Micro-Farms: Empowering Healthcare Systems To Get Healthier
At Centra Health’s Lynchburg General Hospital, Tim Schoonmaker says his mission is “partnering with you to live your best life.” To that end, Lynchburg General has implemented a state-of-the-art micro-farm system from Babylon Micro-Farms right inside their food...