05/22/2026
If you could grow better, contribute to a global solution, and establish or improve a farming business for yourself — would you?
So here is the question:
If we made this software free and open source, would the global hydroponic community embrace it?
Could a global network of growers, developers, researchers, and local food leaders help advance the technology faster than any single company or development team ever could?
A single team, in a single country, cannot “walk the miles” of growers around the world.
But a global network can.
Would you embrace the opportunity to work together — not only to advance growing technology, but to make a meaningful difference in local food systems around the world?
I look forward to hearing what the community has to say. This project represents five years of research and development, with contributions from multiple universities. To see it create a positive global impact by harnessing the power of a global network would be an incredibly rewarding outcome.
City of Kingston - Municipal Government Ontario Government Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada Canada’s Foreign Policy—Global Affairs Canada United Nations World Central Kitchen The Hunger Project World Food Programme