News About Farming in a Shipping Container

New Sustainable Salad Is Being Grown In Urban Shipping Containers By A Member of The Sainsbury’s Dynasty

Unlike traditional vegetable growing, which is a thirsty business, each batch of 600 lettuces needs only the equivalent of a household dishwasher’s worth of water

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VIDEO: Colorado Springs Zoo Growing Food In Shipping Containers

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo staff set up a hydroponic farm inside shipping containers. Their goal is to grow more than half of the lettuce they need for their animals

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VIDEO: Farm Highlight: Diversifying The Dairy Farm

Audrey and Dominic run a small dairy and mixed grain farm near Sherbrooke, Quebec. Recently, they decided to take on a new adventure and expand their 40-cow operation with a 40-foot container farm

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CARDI To Assess Success of Shipping Container Farming In St. Kitts And Nevis

Flemming said, “We are again using this shipping container retrofitting with hydroponics and vertical agriculture. In 2022, we want to look at the feasibility of this system

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US (FL): Sustainable Self-Sustaining Farm Hubs To Empower Local Production

It started off as a dream to promote local, urban agriculture with a focus on environmental sustainability. Now, Shannon O’Malley and Brad Doyle, co-founders of Brick Street Farms have officially broken ground for their new BSF Retail Hub.

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You Know What A Greenhouse And Vertical Farm Are, But What Is Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)?

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is an advanced and intensive form of hydroponically-based agriculture where plants grow within a controlled environment to optimize horticultural practices

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Farming In A SHIPPING CONTAINER!?

Hydro farming (vertical hydroponics) in a shipping container! join hope Cahill & myself as she spills all the deets on the Robbinsville hydroponic farm

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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton Aims To Make Illinois’ Agriculture Industry More Equitable And Reduce Food Insecurity. She’s Not Alone In Her Pursuit

Sisters Jacqueline Scala and Mary Kathryn Scala co-founded Freight to Plate, a hydroponic farm that operates inside a 40-by 8-foot trailer container by Freight Farms, in the Fulton Market area during the pandemic

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US: COLORADO - FarmBox Foods Unveils Plans For Hydroponic Fodder Farm

With its appearance at the 2022 National Western Stock Show in Denver, FarmBox Foods announced the development of a hydroponic system that enables ranchers and farmers to grow nutrient-rich feed onsite year-round. The shipping container-based fodder farm will be released beginning in mid-2022

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Social Emotional Learning In The Container Farm

Hydroponic container farms are great for growing vegetables. If you’re familiar with Freight Farms, that’s probably not a surprise to you. But beyond fresh produce, container farms offer a space for growth for humans, too

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Can Indoor Farms Reach Skyscraper Height?

A proposed Shenzhen skyscraper would include a 51-story hydroponic farm, as hopes grow that vertical farms can help address food insecurity

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US (NJ): Robbinsville New Jersey Townships Grows With Municipality Owned Container Farm

The hydroponic farm In Robbinsville, New Jersey, operates a little differently than most. Not only is it a farm that’s literally inside a shipping container, but it’s also a true community farm that serves local residents

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