News About Farming in Shipping Containers & Limited Indoor Spaces

Could A Container Farm Be The Right Choice For Your CEA Facility?

Agritecture Designer recently introduced a new modeling feature: the ability to design container farms. This method of farming has many advantages for the right farmer and is a great way for smaller operations to get off the ground because of the (typically) lower CapEx involved in opening the farm

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ACTX Announces New Line of 'GrowPod' Controlled Environment Farms

Advanced Container Technologies, Inc, announced a new line of GrowPod Controlled Environment Farms to accommodate a wide range of customers and specialty plant cultivations. ACTX is the exclusive distributor of these systems, which were all designed and built by GP Solutions

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VIDEO: Doug Heldoorn, CEO of ACTX, And Shannon Illingworth, Inventor of GrowPods, Describe Future of Farming

"One GrowPod will grow about an acre of food with a third of the water compared to traditional farming," he stated. "With an automated and controlled environment, GrowPods can reduce or even eliminate most chemicals, pesticides, contaminants, and disease

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Modular Hydroponic Farms From ACTX Can Turn Anyone Into A Farmer

GrowPods can be placed virtually anywhere and can grow the equivalent of three acres of traditional farmland in an automated environment that can be controlled and monitored remotely

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