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CASE STUDIES: Customer Success Stories From Our Freight Farmers Worldwide

Our farmers come from all over the world, with different backgrounds, levels of experience, and missions. One thing they have in common? They care about serving their communities fresh and local food.

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University of North Texas Dining Services grows produce on campus

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Anyone can grow food, and these Freight Farmers are proof!

King Tide Farms

Charleston, South Carolina

Hamilton Horne grows premium produce for Charleston restaurants. His aptitude for sales and strategies for partnering with chefs have helped him to be a highly profitable farmer.

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Primitive Greens

George Town, Cayman Islands

With only inconvenient shipping routes connecting the Caribbean to fresh produce, Cayman is food insecure. To alleviate the situation, Codi Whittaker, a young Freight Farmer, has become the source of fresh produce on the island.

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Ditto Foods

Chicago, Illinois

Urban farmers Derek Drake and Brad Schiever are striving to build up their community through fresh food access while creating a thriving, profitable business.

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Fare House Farms

The Woodlands, Texas

Alex discovered a passion for farming, farmers markets, and supporting her Texas community.

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Harvest

Umeå, Sweden

Daniel, Tobias, and Ellen grow fresh and sustainable food year-round in Northern Sweden.

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BrightBox Farms

Kodiak, Alaska

Siene and Gideon brought container farming to their remote Alaskan island community.

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Town to Table

Boston, Massachusetts

Jack turned his senior thesis into a farming business that partners with local schools and nonprofits.

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New Age Provisions

Indianapolis, Indiana

Mario saw container farming as a chance to leave his 9–5 and become his own boss.

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Karma Farm

Monkton, Maryland

Jon and Nat combine traditional farming with hydroponics to grow year-round and make the family farm a sustainable business.

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Clawson Greens

Tetonia, Idaho

Turning a 3-month growing season into a year-round business, Dave scaled from one farm to two and provides local restaurants and ski resorts with fresh greens.

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Hammock Greens

Miami, Florida

Hammock Greens wanted a better way to create delicious and clean greens, without using tons of land, water, and pesticides. They built their business from one container farm to 11 — and they’re just getting started!

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HerbanLeaf Farms

Limassol, Cyprus

In many ways, HerbanLeaf Farms is your typical family farm … but the family is also using their Freight Farm to make Cyprus a more independent island.

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Schools

Schools and universities use Freight Farms to bring food production to campuses and provide authentic learning opportunities.

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

The University of North Texas Dining Services has earned a stellar reputation nationwide for its unwavering commitment to sustainability and self-sufficiency.

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Floyd County School of Innovation

Martin, Kentucky

FCSI runs an FFA program that hinges on a Freight Farm, with plant science intermixed with business, career readiness, and leadership opportunities.

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Morgan Hill Unified School District

Morgan Hill, California

MHUSD grows lettuce in their Freight Farm to feed 8,400 students and raises the bar for farm-to-school programs.

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Mountain Vista High School

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

The campus’ Leafy Green Machine farm is utilized by teachers across disciplines to give students valuable dynamic, hands-on learning experiences.

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Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

Horticulture students grow food for all students to enjoy at the campus dining hall.

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Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Standish, Maine

SCJME built a curriculum and work-study program around a Freight Farm to inspire student farmers.

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Clark University & Sodexo

Worcester, Massachusetts

Clark grows food just steps away from their campus dining hall to bring students the freshest greens possible.

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Maryville University

St. Louis, Missouri

The Freight Farm is an important part of a larger sustainability initiative on Maryville’s campus, where students have the opportunity to intern on the farm and eat the fresh produce.

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Nonprofits & Institutions

Nonprofits and institutions serve their missions through growing sustainable, fresh goodness and offering farm-based programming.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South

Brockton and Taunton, Massachusetts

Kids learn to grow, try new foods, and participate in educational farming activities. All the while, they're learning STEM concepts and SEL skills for brighter, healthier futures.

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San Antonio Clubhouse

San Antonio, Texas

Freight Farming is an opportunity for members of San Antonio Clubhouse to be empowered and overcome mental health challenges.

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Lotus House

Miami, Florida

This nonprofit uses fresh food in the fight to end homelessness and combat food insecurity.

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Pillsbury United Communities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

PUC runs two food shelves and two daily hot meals programs, which get their fresh foods from the organization’s four urban gardens and their Freight Farm.

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ICA Maxi

Högskolan, Sweden

This Nordic grocery store grows lettuce onsite to create year-round local food options for shoppers.

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Zeponic Farms

Springfield, Virginia

Zach Zepf launched this farm to offer employment and educational experiences to individuals with special needs.

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SEFCU & Boys and Girls Club

Troy, New York

SEFCU expanded their corporate philanthropy by empowering their local Boys & Girls Club community to start container farming.

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OD Greens

Cleveland, Ohio

Don started OD Greens to help veterans re-assimilate and develop job skills through farming.

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