News About Farming in a Shipping Container

Installation Advances Urban Farming Technology And Provides Nutritional Produce To Underserved Communities

NYPA is funding the $300,000 facility branded “Feeding the Roots. Blossoming a community” and “The power of love can grow communities,” and will be launching a slate of community engagement programs on site

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USA: TEXAS - VIDEO - IDEA San Benito Students Learn To Grow Crops In School's First Hydroponic Farm

This is IDEA San Benito's first hydroponic school farm, which means it grows plants using a water-based nutrient solution rather than soil. "We currently have about 3,000 lettuce heads growing, so it's all in a vertical system, which is very different from just an outdoor horizontal system," Carbajal said

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USA - ROCHESTER, NEW YORK - VIDEO - New Hydroponic Farm On Lake Avenue Aims To Combat Food Insecurity In Rochester

The new agriculture program is being called "The Farm," which is absent of soil and uses water-based nutrient solution at the base of the plants. The crops and herbs are potted and grown inside of repurposed freight containers

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South Carolina Women’s Prison Brings Vertical Farm To Inmates

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), joined by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture and South Carolina-based AmplifiedAg, Inc., has received legislative approval to build a vertical farming facility and training program at Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution, a women’s prison located in Columbia, SC

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Veteran And Urban Groups Team Up To Grow Produce And Peace of Mind

Cottrell oversees three shipping containers retrofitted to grow hydroponic crops and indoor mushrooms. The container units are near the Veterans Community Project at 89th Street and Troost Avenue in Kansas City. The nonprofit project supports 49 nearby tiny homes and other services for military veterans where hopefulness replaces homelessness

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Could Container Farms Revolutionize The Farming Industry?

Typically constructed within redundant buildings or warehouse units, vertical farms are becoming an established sector of the farming industry, but what about container farms? In simple terms, a container farm is a vertical farming system that is built inside a shipping container

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The Growing Trend of Shipping Container Farms: Unlocking Sustainable Agriculture

Shipping container farms represent an exciting and innovative approach to sustainable agriculture. With their space efficiency, mobility, and climate control capabilities, these farms hold immense potential to address food security, reduce environmental impact, and foster local food production

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Agrinam Acquisition Corporation Files Preliminary Prospectus For Proposed Qualifying Acquisition With Freight Farms, Inc

Details of the Qualifying Acquisition are included in the Prospectus and were also announced by Agrinam and Freight Farms in the press release dated October 4, 2023. The Prospectus has been filed on SEDAR+ and may be viewed by shareholders and interested parties under Agrinam's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca

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Ottawa’s Growcer Makes Vertical Farming Accessible To Those With Physical Challenges

Ottawa-based startup Growcer has partnered with two non-profits to help make its vertical farming system more accessible to people with physical challenges, including people in wheelchairs

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US: New Agtech To Supply Indoor Ag Products And Services

Himalaya has partnered with Vertical Crop Consultants, Inc., provider of the Cropbox, to offer indoor agriculture solutions, including container-based farms. The Cropbox was brought to life by Tripp Williamson while managing Williamson Greenhouses, a company his father started over 35 years ago

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Rooted In Knowledge: FAQS About Horticulture Technicians, Farm Support And Growcer Farms

Horticulture Technicians are all about plant health. Their role records and tracks plant growth, makes sure that the plants receive the right amount of water and nutrients, and to carry out treatment if—or when—a plant shows signs of disease or pest damage. They can work either in outdoor agriculture environments or indoors working with hydroponic production systems or in greenhouses

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US: South Carolina - New $1.2M Vertical Farming Facility And Training Program To Be Launched At S.C. Prison

The S.C. Department of Corrections, joined by the S.C. Department of Agriculture and South Carolina-based AmplifiedAg, Inc., received legislative approval to build a vertical farming facility and training program at Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution, a women's prison located in Columbia, S.C.

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Abu Dhabi University Launches Portable Farm In Bid To Boost Food Security

AirFarm is a portable farm that can grow potatoes and tomatoes without the need for soil and instead utilises hydroponics, small pipes that direct water to the roots of plants

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Garden Program Blooms At Boston’s Public Schools

The “living laboratory” the space offers can be used to help teach skills in STEM, the arts, history and more, among other benefits, said Katherine Walsh, the director of the district’s Sustainability, Energy, and Environment Program

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Zoning 101: How To Get Your Container Farm Approved & Where To Put It

Zoning laws are a set of guidelines put in place by your local municipality to help guide urban growth and development. In practice, zoning is often used to preserve the character of a neighborhood and to ensure new development is compatible with existing uses and communities

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‘Food Containers As A Way of Moving Forward,’ London Food Bank Proposes A Project To Ease Food Demand

The London and District Construction Association (LDCA) donated a 12-meter container that will be equipped to grow plants in a water-based fertilizer solution rather than in soil. According to the co-director at the Food Bank, Glen Pearson, this project would provide vegetables more consistently and stably for people

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USA: Pennsylvania - Mechanicsburg School Board Authorizes Installation of Hydroponics Lab

The school board initially reviewed Tuesday night’s accepted proposal for a Freight Farms Hydroponics Lab during a presentation by district administrators on Sept. 26. The lab will be located in a self-contained shipping container connected to the high school building

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VIDEO: China-Shipping Container Farm

A single container is as productive as a traditional pond that covers 0.13 hectares." According to Chen, container fish farming uses 95 percent less water and 50 percent less human labor than traditional fish farming

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