{"id":1873,"date":"2021-12-10T15:07:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T15:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babylonmicrofarms.com\/?p=1873"},"modified":"2021-12-10T18:17:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:17:55","slug":"growfoam-and-babylon-microfarm-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babylonmicrofarms.com\/growfoam-and-babylon-microfarm-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Babylon Partners With GROWFOAM\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]

Babylon Micro-Farms partners with GROWFOAM\u00ae to offer its customers a new certified compostable & biodegradable grow medium<\/span><\/i><\/h4>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/babylonmicrofarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grow-foam-Packet-and-Babylon-farm.jpg” alt=”GrowFoam and Babylon Micro-Farms” title_text=”Grow foam Packet and Babylon farm” _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.11.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/babylonmicrofarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/LOGO.png” alt=”Growfoam logo” title_text=”Growfoam logo” _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.11.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/babylonmicrofarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/grow-foamfarm-roots-mock.jpg” title_text=”grow foamfarm roots – mock” _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]

GROWFOAM\u00ae, a premiere plant growth medium has partnered with Babylon to bring their safe, sustainable, and fully compostable solution to indoor Micro-Farms. Over the past 8 months Babylon have done extensive in-house growth tests and customer network tests. Feedback during the customer trials has been overwhelmingly positive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to be the exclusive partner of GROWFOAM\u00ae for small scale on-site farms in North America. GROWFOAM\u00ae retains the ease of use of current growth medium while reducing waste thus bringing a new level of sustainability to an already sustainable system.\u201d Said Alexander Olesen (Babylon CEO)<\/p>\n

Niels Steenvoorden (CCO GROWFOAM\u00ae) adds to that: \u201cWe\u2019re proud to have Babylon as a partner who shares our grow greener, safer and faster vision in Micro-Farms. We look forward to working with Babylon, as well as large-scale farms in the US.\u201d He stresses that the GROWFOAM\u00ae substrate is suitable \u2013 or can be customized to be suited \u2013 any industrial scale controlled agriculture environment.<\/p>\n

GROWFOAM\u00ae provides a premium medium for both germination and growth. It is on-site compostable which eliminates the need to separate roots from the grow medium since they are both biodegraded and will be completely converted into water and CO2 upon degradation. GROWFOAM\u00ae contains no microplastics or PFAS.\u201c<\/p>\n

According to GROWFOAM\u00ae their product offers the following benefits:
– Reduce risk of harmful plant diseases or human pathogens with clean GROWFOAM\u00ae substrates.
– Lower maintenance costs.
– More stable water micro environment due to cleaner substrate.
– More predictable production and logistics.
– No end-of-life disposal issues when using our certified Industrially Compostable GROWFOAM\u00ae solutions.
– Using GROWFOAM\u00ae puts growers in full control of water saturation levels.
– Optimal automation potential.
– High and consistent germination and continuous growth
– GROWFOAM\u00ae is TUV Industrial Composing Certified (DIN EN 13432 standard), with Home Composting and Soil Degradation certifications pending.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

See more coverage in iGrowNews<\/a><\/strong> & Hortidaily<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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