ekō Press Releases

Anu(TM), a Commercial Partner of ekō Solutions, Awarded $175K USDA NIFA SBIR Grant to Advance Innovation in Pure Produce(R) Container Technology

November 14, 2024 / Land Betterment, a Certified B Corp. focused on innovative environmental solutions is pleased to announce that ekō Solutions' commercial partner, anu™ (Heliponix LLC), an ag-tech innovator, has been awarded a $175,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

iGrow News: Tackling Food Deserts By Leveraging Indoor Farming

September 24, 2024 / Land Betterment's portfolio company, ekō Solutions, and anu™ were recently featured in iGrow News. The story explores the high impact results and potential these two innovative companies are achieving by combining their industry expertise to create efficient farming solutions.

The First Harvest from anu(TM) and ekō Solutions' Pure Produce(R) Container Farms is Ready

September 16, 2024 / Land Betterment's portfolio company, ekō Solutions, is excited to announce that the first harvest from the Pure Produce® Container Farms is ready. These farms are a collaborative creation between anu™ and ekō Solutions, bringing sustainable, year-round fresh produce to communities.

Together ekō Solutions and anu(TM) are Nourishing Communities Sustainably

August 6, 2024 / Land Betterment's portfolio company, ekō Solutions, and anu™ were recently featured on Middle Tech's weekly podcast with Co-Host, Logan Jones. During this fascinating conversation about innovative agricultural technology, Kirk Taylor, Land Betterment Co-Founder and Scott Massey, anu™ Co-Founder discussed how their jointly developed commercial-scale Pure Produce® Container Farms are revolutionizing how and where fresh produce is grown.

ABC 25 WEHT Eyewitness News Airs Segment on the ekō Solutions and anu(TM) Revolutionary Indoor Farming Partnership

July 15, 2024 / ABC 25 WEHT recently featured Land Betterment's portfolio company, ekō Solutions, and anu™ which together, are building anu™ autonomous fresh produce growing systems inside the ekō Solutions refurbished 20-foot shipping containers.The 20-foot containers will feature a modified version of the anu™ smart garden appliance that utilizes rotary aeroponics technology to grow crops year-round without traditional farming challenges. Together, ekō Solutions and anu™ are revolutionizing sustainable agriculture through their commercial-scale Pure Produce® Containers.

Inside INdiana Business Features ekō Solutions and anu's Groundbreaking Partnership to Use Shipping Containers for Indoor Farming

July 10, 2024 / Inside INdiana Business featured the recent announcement about Land Betterment's portfolio company, ekō Solutions, and anu™, formalizing a commercial agreement to build the anu™ autonomous fresh produce growing systems inside the ekō Solutions refurbished 20-foot shipping containers.

Land Betterment’s Portfolio Company, ekō Solutions, Expands Its Sustainable Accommodations

July 2, 2024 / Land Betterment Corporation, a Certified B Corporation and environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through up-cycling former coal mining and industrial sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, is pleased to share that its portfolio company, ekō Solutions, continues to expand its glamping rental offerings at the Poplar Point Lakeside Park, in Athens, Alabama. These 1 bedroom/1 bathroom ekō Outpost units offer a unique glamping experience, repurposing shipping containers homes from the 2021 Kentucky tornado relief efforts.

ekō Solutions, a Land Betterment Company and anu(TM) Execute Commercial Agreement to Develop Groundbreaking Indoor Produce Growing Solutions

June 24, 2024 / Land Betterment, a Certified B Corp focused on innovative environmental solutions and anu™, an ag-tech innovator, are thrilled to jointly announce they have entered into a commercialization partnership to build and sell autonomous fresh produce growing systems in ekō Solutions' customized up-cycled 20-foot shipping containers. ekō Solutions is a Land Betterment portfolio company.

Think Realty Magazine and ekō Solutions: Designing Reuse with Shipping Containers

May 14, 2024 / Peter Rodriguez's editorial article was recently featured in Think Realty's May/June magazine. In this editorial piece Pete, President of ekō Solutions, a Land Betterment company, talks about adaptive reuse and design strategies of shipping containers.