News About Farming in a Shipping Container

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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VIDEO: Square Roots To Supply Whole Foods In NY, MI

Square Roots is the technology leader in indoor farming. Its mission is to bring local, fresh, real food to people in cities around the world

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USA: SOUTH CAROLINA - VIDEO - Vertical Roots Featured on PBS’ ‘START UP’ Season 9

“Not only is what they’re doing incredibly relevant to the agricultural issues happening around the country, but I think Vertical Roots is going to become increasingly important in the future,” he added. “And today.”

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Brick Street Farms Unveils Plans For Urban Hubs, Parking Lot-Sized Farms Opening In Urban Communities

Brick Street Farms is using its climate-controlled agriculture and hydroponic farming systems to turn repurposed shipping containers into urban farms that can fit in a space the size of a parking lot, with its first location coming to St. Pete’s Grand Central District in early 2022

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SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE - Funded Project To Develop Low-Cost Container Farms

The University of Talca, located in the south-central macro-zone of Chile and a known developer of soilless crops in the country, has been awarded a technological innovation project-FIC, Maule 2021

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Grow Crops In Containers. Korean Smart Farm Company, Design Farmers

Smart farm refers to a new type of farming where the user can save labor and energy while improving productivity and quality based on the accurate data accumulated about crop growth environment

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USA: VIRGINIA - Vittone Farms Featured In Leader Magazine: Farm Credit of The Virginias Fall 2021 Issue

Located in Moneta, VA, just outside of Smith Mountain Lake, a popular vacation spot for Virginians, Vittone Farms grows leafy produce in a unique container farm

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USA: MICHIGAN - Innovative Farm, Fashioned From Shipping Containers, Doubles In Size In Grand Rapids Area

Square Roots now has 20 shipping containers at GFS’s headquarters, up from 10 in 2019, where a team of farmers grow basil, parsley, cilantro, kale, leafy greens, microgreens and more year-round

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