by Mia Godfrey | Nov 25, 2018 | News & Updates
It has been a great year at Upstart University, thanks to our amazing community of farmers and students! We are thrilled to see so many people working together to improve the agriculture and food systems in their communities and to provide their neighbors with fresh,...
by The Upstart University Team | Sep 11, 2018 | Farm Management, News & Updates
The Farm Bill is moving in Congress and could impact your farm. As you may have learned in our previous post, Congress typically rewrites the Farm Bill every five years and is currently in the process of writing a new Farm Bill with the goal of passing it by the end...
by Halle Brake | Mar 15, 2018 | News & Updates
Happy Birthday, Upstart U! It’s the 3rd year at Upstart University, and that means some big, exciting changes. Here’s a quick look at Upstart University’s history: 2015: Birth. When we celebrated Upstart U’s first birthday, there were 23 courses and 556...
by Mia Godfrey | Feb 28, 2018 | News & Updates
Hidden on the fifth floor of an enormous warehouse in Eindhoven, thousands of heads of lettuce, basil, and flowers grow in flat rafts floating on tabletops. The long tables stretch the length of the floor, and pink light radiates in every direction. This is Duurzame...
by Mia Godfrey | Jan 31, 2018 | News & Updates
A modern farmer’s call to fresh food In a repurposed car garage, somewhere in Anchorage, Alaska, there is an indoor farm built from an unexpected combination of rectangular towers held in long, wooden racks. The farm is CityFarms Alaska, and it’s six months old. It...
by Amy Storey | Jan 6, 2017 | News & Updates
This year, Upstart University celebrates over 30 courses, over 1000 members, and hundreds of future farms entering the industry. As we dive into a whole new year of farmer empowerment, we’ve found it inspiring to understand more about what motivates the people...
