News About Farming in a Shipping Container

Brick Street Farms Unveils First Look At Urban farming Hubs

Brick Street Farms has revealed a rendering of what its green-energy urban farming hubs will look like. They will provide an all-inclusive onsite farming and retail location in urban cores

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VIDEO: Plant Scientist Harvests Success In An Antarctic Greenhouse

Bunchek spent the last year living and working with fellow researchers at the remote German Neumayer III Station, operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)

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Freight Farms Case Study - EEDEN FARMS Nassau, Bahamas

One of the most pressing issues island communities face is a lack of local food production due to space, climate, and weather restrictions. With an import food bill in the billions, Lincoln Deal was determined to bring a solution to his Bahamian community

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SOUTH KOREA: N.THING To Develop Functional Crops In The UAE

N.THING, the multi-award-winning Seoul-based agritech company, together with Smart Acres, the UAE's latest vertical farm, have officially announced their latest addition, a Research and Development (R&D) project with ten 40ft containers in Abu Dhabi, dedicated to launching nutritionally-enhanced functional crops to the UAE

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"We Try To Give All of Our Customers A Farm That Suits Their Needs" - FarmBox Inc:

“We believe the future lies in safe, fresh food produced locally to decrease food miles. That is why we turned to urban vertical farming, intending to cater to this sector by providing a platform,” Amir Imam, CEO of FarmBox Inc. states

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NASA Tests Next-Generation Indoor Farming To Feed Over 10 Bn People By 2050

After successfully establishing the first vertical farm, with plants grown through unconventional methods, NASA has launched a new generation of indoor farming

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$10m Investment In Geothermal Direct Use In Balikesir, Sindirgi, Turkey

As a result of the works started in 2009, 5,000 residences are heated with geothermal brought to the district with the 23-kilometer main pipe transmission line

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Square Roots Expands Produce Distribution Under Latest Deal With SpartanNash

With the latest SpartanNash distribution deal, Square Roots now supplies fresh produce to roughly 250 retail locations throughout the country, which also includes the likes of Whole Foods Market and Meijer

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UNITED KINGDOM: LettUs Grow Selected For GROW & Innovate UK’s Bespoke Program To Take British Agrifood Startups To Asia

Over the course of the next six months, the Global Incubator Programme will help the eight selected companies validate their market fit and co-develop an internationalization roadmap to establish their in-market presence in Asia

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The Portuguese Company Re-Shaping Urban Life

With state-of-the-art technology and a multidisciplinary team, Raiz aims to produce vegetables in urban areas in a responsible, efficient and educational way

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VIDEO: Container-Grown Vertical Roots’ Holiday Packaging, Charitable Giving A Sign of The Times

Charleston, S.C.-based Vertical Roots has redesigned the packaging of its hydroponic, large-leaf Living Lettuce heads and salad mixes with festive snowflakes for the month of December only — signaling that a portion of proceeds from all Vertical Roots products sold in December will benefit Feeding America

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Huvster Vertical Farming Starts Operations In Europe

Huvster by Verde Compacto was founded in 2016 with a clear purpose and vision: to reconnect the world with fresh and locally grown food while helping countries reduce carbon emissions

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