News About Farming in a Shipping Container

UK: Vertically Urban And LettUs Grow Partner With University of York

Housed in one of LettUs Grow's state-of-the-art DROP & GROW™ container farms, Grow It York sits at the heart of the city as part of an outdoor community space called SPARK

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Tomato Hydroponic System To Make Debut At Fruit Logistica, Berlin

The focus of the Tomato+ stand is Horto Professional, the vertical farming system for professional farming. Horto Professional takes up the space of a container and only requires a connection to the water and electricity network

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USA: MINNESOTA - The Future of Vegetable Farming Has Arrived In Wykoff

According to Freight Farms, the annual harvest is 2-6 tons. The equivalent land yield is 2-4 acres annually, and the power usage is on average 168-231 kWh per day

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LettUs Grow Delivers First of It's Vertical Farms In A Shipping Container

The first Drop and Grow aeroponic container farms have been rolled out to a client by Bristol-based vertical farming company Lettus Grow and Walsall-based shipping containers business S Jones Containers, after a government grant helped them develop the innovation

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CANADA: Modular Farm Project To Provide Year-Round Produce At Saskatchewan Grocery Store

Legacy Co-op will add a 10-foot-by-40-foot insulated, prefabricated modular growing system behind the Yorkton Food Store. “The container is currently in the building stages and will arrive for placement in the spring and the first crop will take six to eight weeks from grow until harvest,” Thurston said

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VIDEO: Interview With A Freight Farmer - Ryan McGann From CubicAcres Farms

CubicAcres is a sustainable vertical farming company focused on delivering Hyper local, Sustainable, fresh, and nutrient dense produce to the Long Island and New York City region

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VIDEO - USA - BUFFALO, NEW YORK - FeedMore WNY Grows Produce In Shipping Container Farms

In the parking lot of FeedMore's headquarters on James E. Casey Drive in Buffalo sit a pair of container farms, where the organization grows kale, Swiss chard, bok choy, and even edible flowers in an indoor, pesticide-free, sunless environment

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