News About Farming in a Shipping Container
5 Reasons Why Cities Should Create An Office of Urban Agriculture
The mission of an urban agriculture office reaches across an array of city priorities, from housing and health to public park use and zoning
Grow It York: The Vertical Farm Under Our Noses
Whilst this container was primarily being used to grow herbs and leafy greens, it could be used to grow potatoes with a deeper tray, or heads of lettuce with a higher space to grow. Although, those would both be less efficient in terms of the usage of space as they would not be able to have as many trays in the container
Shipping Container Farms: Advancing Vertical Farming And Hydroponics
Dave Harris, Freight Farms’ Director of Crop R&D, shares his expertise in the world of vertical farming in the video
Join Us For Our First-Ever Growcer AMA (Ask-Me-Anything)
In this unique format, we’ll be assembling a panel from across our Product, Research, and Installation teams to answer your questions, live! Anything from Growcer’s product offerings, to farm details, to yields and farm management, and more. We’re here to get you answers to your vertical farming questions
Thirsty Roots Farm
The Kerr family stands outside the Thirsty Roots Farm shipping container. Pictured left to right, front to back: Maggie Kerr, Nancy Kerr, Jarod Kerr, and Jim Kerr
7 Reasons Why Shipping Containers Can Be The Best Way To Grow Hemp or Cannabis
Advanced Container Technologies, Inc. (Ticker: ACTX), announced its GrowPods – uniquely designed controlled environment farms built into specially outfitted shipping containers, can help growers achieve better outcomes with more robust harvests
Vertical Farming Points To Future Agriculture, Set To Inject Impetus To China’s Food Security Drive
Inside several containers located in a vertical farming research center in Shanghai, crops are growing rapidly. Without natural sunlight and soil, they are grown in an indoor space - a micro greenhouse measuring no more than 20 square meters
Shipping Container Farming In 2023
Container farming is exactly as the name suggests. It’s a method of growing produce in a container rather than on the ground
Q & A With Farm AnyWhere
FarmAnywhere is a manufacturer and innovator in the field of agricultural equipment. Primarily, we build container farms. However, recently we’ve been developing and releasing our line of agricultural equipment for the traditional CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture) market
Boston Company Creates Vertical Farms In Containers That Can Be Moved Anywhere In The World
To date, Freight Farms has experimented in-house with more than 500 different varieties of crops. “It is made up of two areas, the first where the seeds germinate and the second where they receive nutrients and grow,” he explained. Robbie DiMinico, Manager of Brand Engagement & Strategy, Freight Farms
Top 7 Questions Boys & Girls Clubs Have About Freight Farms
We provide training before you start farming. Either: Farm Camp: Training in a group setting at our headquarters with other new Freight Farmers. Or, On-Site Launch: At your location, with you, your farm operator, Club educators, and any other stakeholders, our team helps you launch your farm and trains you in operating it
USA-KENTUCKY: Funding Students’ Futures: Floyd County Uses ESSER Funding To Invest In Agricultural Facility
The container farm now rests on the FCSI campus, a collaborative effort between Floyd County schools and Freight Farms. Freight Farms began its operations in 2013 by focusing primarily on urban agriculture, but later expanding to focus on agriculture technology across landscapes
Ag Weekly: When A Farm Isn’t A Farm
Believe it or not, there’s three acres of produce growing in a parking lot in Lyons Falls. They’re inside a 500-foot shipping container. “Humblebee Farms is classified as a vertical hydroponic farm and we grow lettuce, leafy greens, vegetables, edible flowers,” owner Brandon Cunningham said
Freight Farms Partners With Local Line To Empower New Farmers
Ontario-based Local Line, founded in 2015, aims to assist existing and aspiring farmers on their path to profitable farming. The platform offers a range of features, such as price lists for different customer segments, inventory management, invoicing, and payment options – all designed to help farmers grow their businesses or kickstart their operations
USA - WISCONSIN - VIDEO: Square Roots Kenosha Uses New Farming Techniques To Reduce Food Deserts
Don't let its compact size fool you -- this farm is putting out a lot of produce. Walking through the Square Roots facility in Kenosha only takes a minute or two – it’s 20 shipping containers stacked on top of each other
How Has Vertical Farm Design Changed Over The Years?
See the progression of the Growcer Osiris vertical farm and the reasons behind the improvements
The Rise of Hydro-Tech Farms: Revolutionizing Agriculture
Growing plants in indoor facilities where environmental conditions are carefully monitored and regulated is known as controlled environment agriculture (CEA)
USA - CALIFORNIA: Impello Biosciences Partners With Morgan Hill Unified School District To Enhance Student Nutrition Program
Impello's advanced biostimulants help us boost crop yields, quality, and resilience within our Freight Farms and greenhouses, directly benefiting students with more nutritious and flavorful produce in their free meals provided by MHUSD
VIDEO: NEW YORK - South Bronx School Changing The Way Kids Eat | Politics Nation | MSNBC
Lower-income kids are more than twice as likely to be obese than higher-income kids. One school in the South Bronx is working to turn things around