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Contain Inc Announces Finance Arrangement With Edible Beats For FarmBox Foods Container Farm
The container farm is being built and customized for Edible Beats, and will produce ingredients for all of the EB concepts, Linger, Root Down, Vital Root, El Five, and Ophelais
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July 07, 2021
Contain Inc announces a financing agreement arranged between Edible Beats Restaurant Group & a prominent lender for a FarmBox Foods container farm.
Image courtesy of FarmBox Foods
With the FarmBox Food container, we can grow hyper-local, organic, year-round produce that will be featured at all of our restaurants. We feel this is just the beginning of what we can grow”— Justin Cucci of Edible Beats Restaurant Group
RENO, NV, UNITED STATES, July 7, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Contain Inc is pleased to announce a financing agreement arranged between Edible Beats Restaurant Group and a prominent lender for a controlled-environment container farm, FarmBox Foods. Edible Beats is a locally owned Denver-based restaurant group known for its diverse menus and healthy, plant-based dishes that highlight local and seasonal ingredients. Edible Beats will be able to grow herbs, leafy greens, salad greens, and various produce organically and year-round with the container farm that will be attached to their Vital Root location.
“We have always sought opportunities to be more responsible to the sourcing, growing, and handling of the incredible ingredients that we get,” said Justin Cucci of Edible Beats Restaurant Group. “With the FarmBox Food container, we can grow hyper-local, organic, year-round produce that will be featured at all of our restaurants. We feel this is just the beginning of what we can grow, and we are eager to add the mushroom grow operation in the future”
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Edible Beats purchased the container from FarmBox Foods, a Colorado-based company that builds automated farms that grow gourmet mushrooms, leafy greens, and culinary herbs. To FarmBox, controlled-environment agriculture is the future, and this deal is one of many leading us towards a more decentralized and eco-friendly food system.
“I think we’re going to see a lot more of these types of programs going forward,” said Chris Michlewicz, Chief Public Relations Officer at FarmBox. “Restaurants are realizing that their produce is fresher and has a longer shelf life when they have a container farm on site. It’s a reliable and sustainable source of food, and it’s more eco-friendly because you no longer have to transport food in from elsewhere.”
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Likewise, Contain Inc is thrilled to support Edible Beats as it ventures into indoor ag. “We're delighted to have assisted SemiMojo and FarmBox Foods in this innovative initiative. Contain is always excited to see more fresh food made available to consumers. Customers appreciate freshness and quality produce, year round. Restaurants and container farms make this possible”, said Doug Harding, Head of Leasing & Vendor Relations at Contain Inc. “We are thrilled to have collaborated with Edible Beets and Farm Box Foods on this project. It aligns perfectly with Contain's mission of supporting the controlled environment agriculture industry in its financing needs”.
The container farm is being built and customized for Edible Beats, and will produce ingredients for all of the EB concepts, Linger, Root Down, Vital Root, El Five, and Ophelais.
About Contain Inc
Contain is out to empower the indoor ag industry of tomorrow. Our first and key mission is bringing easier and faster financing to controlled environment agriculture, but we aren't stopping there. We create platforms to move the industry forward, and most importantly, find ways to make indoor ag more accessible to farmers of all stripes.
Contact Contain:
Doug Harding, Leasing & Vendor Relations
doug@contain.ag | 760-330-1199
About Edible Beats
Edible Beats is a locally owned independent restaurant group that operates such diverse concepts as Linger, Root Down, El Five, Ophelais, and Vital Root. “Walking the walk” is important to us and the various aspects of sustainable & local food sourcing, up-cycled design, and authentic Hospitality.
About FarmBox Foods
FarmBox Foods was founded to help provide a sustainable, eco-friendly food source to places where there is a lack of access to farm-fresh produce. The company’s mission is to use container farms to decentralize the food supply chain and empower local communities.
Doug Harding
Contain Inc
doug@contain.ag
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FOR SALE - Surplus Turnkey Propagation Equipment
We have surplus equipment available that will allow you to plug and play so that you can begin sowing seeds, germ, and nurse your starter plants to transplant into the field, greenhouse, or vertical farm
We have surplus equipment available that will allow you to plug and play so that you can begin sowing seeds, germ, and nurse your starter plants to transplant into the field, greenhouse, or vertical farm. Great for year-round propagation of plants, vegetables, or cannabis. This is a low-cost way for you to begin growing, all you need is water, electricity, and a room.
$10,000 Seeding Line
Seeder Seederman GS3-8 ft, Needle Seeder with sowing kit and dibbler for 105 and 72 cell propagation trays. Compressor & hose, and coco coir blocks available
The GS3-HD automatic Needle Seeder was developed with the larger growing operation in mind. The GS3-HD machine is easy to operate it can be mastered in less than a day. The GS3-HD is capable of direct seeding into bedding flats and pots up to 4" square.
- 100 % Pneumatic - Requires 5 cfm / 80 psi compressed air source
- 8ft Machine size 96"L X 36"W X 72"H
- Weight approx 200 lbs
- Aluminum and stainless-steel construction (where possible)
- Dibble bar
- Vibrating seed pan
- Seed collector
- Air blow gun for cleaning
- Oversize air filter
- Adjustable leveling feet
- Adjustable guide rails
- Two sowing kit included – 105 cell and 72 cell
- Can sow up to 60 trays per hour
$7,500 Germ /Nursery Equipment
This equipment will fit in a 15 L x 15 W x 15 T room and can germ up to 1600 plantlets at a time. With climate control system and LED lights, the room can be used as both a germ room and a nursery.
$1,000 2- Towers with 5 levels each, enough for 160 - 1020 propagation trays
Unarco white power coated, tear drop, quick release pallet racking
4 - 12 ft uprights
20 - 8ft beams
20 - wire mesh decks
$500 500-gallon water tank with two pumps (for each tower)
$250 Reverse Osmosis System
$500 1-ton AC unit and Dehumidifier
$250 1 greenhouse, electric heater fan
Finned steel tubular heating element.
Internal manual reset thermal cut-out.
Chord for hard-wire installations.
Base with wall, floor, or ceiling mount.
Temperature control thermostat with 35F to 85F range.
10' air throw, 262 CFM.
5,600/4,200 Watts. 240/208 V. Single phase, 19,000/14,000 maximum BTUs.
$500 Timer with sensor to control T and RH
$3,000 30-GE Horticulture LED grow lights with connectors
Light intensity for typical indoor farming applications
P66 rated and UL wet rated for easy watering and cleaning
Daisy chain end to end making installation easier
8 ft. light bar
Uniform light for even plant growth
Operating Environment: 0°C to +40°C
L90/36000 hours per TM-21
5-year limited warranty
$1,500 20- plastic grow tubs, with drains, can hold 16 -1020 propagation trays
For more information, please contact:
Robert Colangelo at robert@greensensefarms.com
Vertical Indoor Farming Equipment Online Auction
GALLIVAN is pleased to offer the sale of Indoor Vertical Farming Equipment. The company is relocating and liquidating surplus inventory
AUCTION DATES:
BID ONLINE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17TH
THROUGH TUESDAY, MARCH 23RD
LOT ONE ENDS AT 12 PM CST WITH A
45-SECOND STAGGER BETWEEN LOT CLOSINGS
GALLIVAN IS PLEASED TO OFFER THE SALE OF INDOOR VERTICAL FARMING EQUIPMENT. THE COMPANY IS RELOCATING AND LIQUIDATING SURPLUS INVENTORY. A WONDERFUL ASSORTMENT OF LED LIGHTS, RACKING TUBS, CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS, SCISSOR LIFTS, ORDER PICKER, HIGH-PRESSURE PUMPS, PALLET RACKING, SHIPPING SUPPLIES, AND MORE! ASSETS ARE LOCATED IN PORTAGE, INDIANA.
HYDROPONIC GROWING EQUIPMENT
OZONE WATER TREATMENT, ADVANCED TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES, HORTIPUR+, 03 GEN, 02 CONC, CLEARWATER TECH OZONE GENERATOR CD1500P, 150 PSIG, EVERFLO REF# 1020000
PALLET RACKING, POWDER COATED, 8’X36” X24’ W/ WIRE GRID
2 - HIGH-PRESSURE PUMPS, TECO NESTING HOUSE, 3 PHASE, 230/460V, RPM 1765, AMPS 35.1/17.5 300 CASES - COCO COIR GROW PUCKS, 105 CELL PLUG TRAYS, 17 TRAYS PER CASE
3,240 TRAYS - GROWING TRAYS, 105 CELL, 11"X22"
1,000 TRAYS - GROWING TRAYS, 8 CELL, 11” X22”
300 - GROW TUBS, ABS PLASTIC, 4X8, RIDGED DIRECTIONAL WATER FLOW
98 - CUSTOM GROW TUBS, WHITE, 1" DEPTH, 4X8, EBB FLOW
10,000 - MESH CUPS, 1” DIAMETER
COCONUT COIR BLOCKS, 10 LBS.
LIFTS
ORDER PICKER, RAYMOND, MDL 520-0PC30TT, 2006, 41 HRS, W/ CHARGER
SCISSOR LIFT, GENIE, MDL GS-1930, 479 HRS, 24V, MAX HEIGHT 19FT, MAX WEIGHT 599.7 LBS
SCISSOR LIFT, GENIE, MDL GS-1930, 428 HRS, 24V, MAX HEIGHT 19FT, MAX WEIGHT 599.7 LBS
WALK BEHIND FLOOR CLEANER, BULLDOG SCRUBBERS, MDL E26ECOQPG-FC, SER# 13110136, 26"
LIGHTS
3,000+ - LED GROW LIGHTS, PHILLIPS, HORTICULTURAL, 4', 120V, 35A 35W 60-60HZ PFK
300+ - LED LIGHT CONNECTORS, TE QUICK CONNECTORS, 24 CONNECTORS PER STRAND
MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT
INSULATED WALL SYSTEM, THERMAL PANELS, (88) 24' X 4' X 4", (60) 15' x 4' x 4", (30) 5' 6" X 4' X 4", (44) 12' X 4' X 4", (2) 12' X 4' 6" X 4", (18) 8' 8" x 4' x 4", (15) PARTIAL, (3) CRASH DOORS, 96" x 36" x 3/4" W/ WINDOW 11" x 22", FREEZER DOOR, REMOVAL OF THIS LOT MUST BE SCHEDULED
2 - CONDENSER, CARRIER, MDL 38AUZA25A0A6A0A0A0, 20 TON, 2 PHASE
2 - REMOTE CONDENSER, LUVATA, MDL LCS5213-099-4C, 3 PHASE, 6.5 MCA
2 - AIR CONDITIONER/ DEHUMIDIFIER, VERTICAL AIRE, MDL QV25P4E68372B, SER# 4915E23687, 7500 CFM, R-410A CONDENSING UNIT, COPELAND, MDL FTAH-A35Z-TFD020, 3 PHASE, 60 HZ
2 - AIR ROTATION UNIT, ARIZON, JOHNSON AIR ROTATION, MDL AR55XX-10-DX45
7 - POLY TANK, DURACAST, 1,000 GAL, 3" DRAIN, 72"X66"
1 - POLY TANK, NATIONAL TANK, 1550 GAL
2 - WATER TROUGH, GALVANIZED STEEL, 71"X24"X24", PLUMBED, W/ CASTERS
2 - HEAVY DUTY SAFETY SWITCH, SQUARE D, 400 AMP, 600 VAC
HEAVY DUTY SAFETY SWITCH, SQUARE D, 200 AMP, 600 VAC
4 - BREAKER PANEL, SQUARE D, CAT# 12336791120010001, 250 AMP MAX, 208Y/120 VAC
TRANSFORMER, SQUARE D, CAT# EE150T3H, 150 KVA
TRANSFORMER, SQUARE D, CAT# EE112T3H, 112.5 KVA
TRANSFORMER, SQUARE D, CAT# EE150T3H, 150 KVA
FIRE ALARM CONTROL SYSTEM, TYCO SAFETY SYSTEMS, SIMPLEX, MDL 4006
MOTOR CONTROL PANEL, SIEMENS, D46264-1 REF B
MOTOR CONTROL PANEL, SIEMENS, 14NL
SINGLE USE SHIPPING
12 - SKID OF PRODUCE BOXES, 17.5"X12.5" X9.5", 250 BOXES PER PALLET, HANDLES, AND VENT HOLES
150 - STANDARD CARDBOARD BOXES, 22"X12"12", 25 PER BUNDLE
525 - STANDARD CARDBOARD BOXES, 9"X9" X 5", 25 PER BUNDLE
575 - STANDARD CARDBOARD BOXES, 10"X8" X8", 25 PER BUNDLE
200 - STANDARD CARDBOARD BOXES, 22” X14” X16”, 25 PER BUNDLE
15 - CASE OF LETTUCE CLAM SHELLS, 750 PER CASE
Terms of Sale: An 18% Buyer’s Premium will apply to all buyers. Payment for all purchases must be made in full within 24 hours of the sale. Accepted forms of payment are Wire Transfer and Credit Card. We accept VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and Wire Transfers. Follow procedures when you register as a bidder. If you are the winning bidder, and your purchases total $3,000.00 or less, your credit card will be automatically charged in full at the close of the auction. Note: Purchases over $10,000 must be made by wire transfer. See full terms of sale on our website.
View Full Details On Our Website
Gallivan Auctioneers and Appraisers
7230 Arbuckle Commons, Suite 181, Brownsburg, IN 46112
Matthew Gallivan AU10500124, Norman Gallilvan AU09100059
Norman J. Gallivan, Inc. AC32000003
Affinor Growers Signs Exclusive License Agreement For The Caribbean To Manufacture All Patented Growing Equipment
Affinor Growers Signs Exclusive License Agreement For The Caribbean To Manufacture All Patented Growing Equipment
Vancouver (Canada), March 27, 2018 – Affinor Growers Ltd. (“Affinor Growers”) (CSE:AFI, OTC:RSSFF, Frankfurt:1AF) is pleased to announce that it has signed an exclusive manufacturing license with Cobotix Manufacturing Inc. (“Cobotix”) on March 26, 2018. Cobotix plans to incorporate in Aruba to build a state of the art manufacturing plant by the beginning of August 2018 to manufacture the patented stainless-steel towers for the Caribbean for mass production of fruits and vegetables. The cost of the project which includes the setup of lasers and welding forming equipment is estimated to be approximately $5 Million, which will be entirely funded by Cobotix.
Cobotix Manufacturing Inc. is the current manufacture of the Affinor Growers Patented Vertical Farming Technology. This state of the art manufacturing facility in Aruba will service the needs of the Caribbean and enable the ramp up and meeting of all manufacturing goals and targets. Many skilled job opportunities will be created while adding to the sustainable drive and needs in many regions around the world.
Through a newly formed entity, Affinor Growers will receive 10% voting shares of Cobotix Manufacturing Aruba, a seat on the board of directors and 10% of any subsidiaries created to service the Caribbean going forward. No water waste and pesticide use are important elements to the technology. We feel the quality product and production methods used, will be industry leading and show the world suitability and quality while driving the markets.
About Cobotix Manufacturing Inc.
Cobotix is a British Columbia incorporated company located at 1467 Mustang Place, Port Coquitlam.
About Affinor Growers
Affinor Growers is a publicly traded company on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol ("AFI"). Affinor is focused on growing high quality crops such as romaine lettuce, spinach, strawberries using its vertical farming techniques. Affinor is committed to becoming a pre-eminent supplier and grower, using exclusive vertical farming techniques.
Neither Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release may contain assumptions, estimates, and other forward-looking statements regarding future events. Such forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties and are subject to factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control that may cause actual results or performance to differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.
AFFINOR GROWERS INC.
"Nicholas Brusatore"
CEO
“The manufacturing processes, quality and delivery are key when building a project of this size. We are excited to be able to service the Caribbean with COBOTIX and ensure all needs are met with real-time manufacturing.”
For More Information, please contact:
Nicholas Brusatore, CEO
contact@affinorgrowers.com
604-356-0411
LAST DAY To Bid - Online Auction to Offer Surplus Growing Equipment
Last Day To Bid - Online Auction to Offer Surplus Growing Equipment
Green Sense Farms is transforming its Portage, Indiana farm into a state-of-the-art research and development center to advance its indoor vertical growing systems and test new cultivars.
It will test LED horticultural lighting, HVAC systems, automation controls and sensing devices, along with modern conveyance and packaging automation equipment, announced Robert Colangelo, CEO and Founding Farmer of Green Sense Farms.
“We continue to discover so many opportunities to pioneer new techniques in vertical farming. We’re committed to pushing the envelope to learn how best to efficiently grow nutritious food in an energy-efficient and sustainable manner,” he said.
Green Sense Farms will sell surplus growing equipment, including 3,300 Phillips LED horticultural grow lights, HVAC equipment, grow tubs and water purification equipment through an online auction which ends March 28th at 10; 00 am CST.
For details and to register for the auction, managed by Auction Consultants, Inc., Click Here
Meters Every Grower Should Own
Meters Every Grower Should Own
March 8, 2018
Everyone agrees that growing your food is good. It boosts your health, brightens your day, calms your mind, and allows you to do more with your life. These are the meters every grower should own and use inside a grow room.
Dissolved Oxygen Meter
The Milwaukee MW600 is a portable dissolved oxygen (DO) meter for educational, aquaculture, water analysis, and environmental analysis applications, with an LCD screen and polarographic probe with 3m cable and screw-on cap membrane. The meter has two-point manual calibration and automatic temperature compensation from 0 to 30°C. It runs on one 9V alkaline battery (included). DO meters are commonly used in water-quality testing applications.
Dissolved oxygen (DO) meters measure the amount of dissolved oxygen present in water. The amount of DO helps to determine, for example, drinking water quality, the health of lakes or streams, and aquatic organism sustainability. A probe, also called a sensor or electrode, is inserted into the sample to perform the measurement, and the results appear on the meter display. Applications include sewage and water treatment plants, pollution control, fish farms, and various types of manufacturing.
Dosing Kit
The dosing kit can control the pH of your tank/reservoir automatically! The MC122 pH controller and dosing pump (MP810). It provides fully automated pH control of aqueous solutions in hydroponic systems. It has been specifically designed to control the pH in mixing tanks for fertilization. The small and precise flow of the peristaltic pump allows you to maintain ideal pH values in your tank. After selecting the desired pH setting from 5.5 to 9.5 pH, the pH controller measures the pH value of the solution and automatically adds pH adjustment (acid or alkaline) to change the liquid's pH to the selected level.
Waterproof Portable pH/EC/TDS/Temperature Meter
Slim, lightweight, and waterproof portable meter that measures pH, conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS) and temperature with a single amplified probe. Displayed with a 0.01 resolution and an accuracy of +/-0.05 pH while the EC and TDS readings are displayed with a 0.01 mS/cm and 10 ppm (mg/L) resolution and 2% full-scale accuracy.
Pocket Colorimeter
Nitrogen/Nitrate Meter
The new Pocket Colorimeter™ II Filter Photometer is a true go-anywhere instrument. It's lightweight and battery operated, suitable for extended field work or quick, on-the-spot process monitoring. The instrument has two channels in which measurements can be made.Each channel will accept a user-defined calibration curve. Up to 10 standards can be used to determine the calibration. The curve is generated by a point-to-point straight line segment between each standard used. Linear and non-linear positive or negative slope calibrations can be performed. A calibration curve may also be manually entered from the keypad if a previously determined curve has been made on the Colorimeter. At least two data pairs (concentration and absorbance) are required.
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