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Precision Urban Agriculture: A visit with Food Strong

Parallax / OAI visits the Superior Farm of Food Strong as part of the Precision Urban Agriculture Initiative. About the Precision Urban Agriculture Initiative: The Precision Urban Agriculture Initiative, led by the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) in partnership with Parallax Advanced Research, is a pioneering initiative launching a new era of urban agriculture in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Funded through nearly $1 million in community project funding secured by Congresswoman Shontel Brown and supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, UFARM blends precision agriculture with sustainable community-based food systems to transform urban food deserts into productive hubs. At its core, Precision Urban Agriculture leverages advanced technologies—drones equipped with sensors for soil moisture and crop health, robotics for rooftop and vertical farming, and AI-driven irrigation and nutrient management—to maximize yield, reduce waste, and enable efficient use of space in warehouse and rooftop environments. These high-tech tools are paired with low-tech community engagement: converting vacant lots into farms, training youth and local growers through hands-on STEM-education programs, and fostering collaborations with samplings of local initiatives like Hood Honey, Food Strong, and Rid-All Green Partnership. Learn more at: https://oai.org/precision-urban-agric... About Food Strong: Food Strong's mission is to cultivate food justice in Northeast Ohio and beyond by building enduring local food systems from the ground up. They use the power of food and collaboration to transform under-resourced neighborhoods into thriving, self-sustaining communities. In all of their work, they make sure to engage the community. They work with, not for, communities, with the mindset that sustainability is ensured when the community has a sense of ownership over our work. They also form strategic partnerships with groups and individuals from the public, business and nonprofit sectors. It takes a village, and by working together, Food Strong is able to conserve resources while bringing in the services and expertise of a variety of like-minded stakeholders. Learn more at https://www.foodstrong.org/about