News About Farming in a Shipping Container

USA: NEBRASKA - Locally Grown, All Year Round: Midplains Produce

A hydroponic system, the Freight Farm is contained within a storage unit sitting not far from the geothermal greenhouse. The Uhrenholdt’s purchased their Freight Farm from a company in Boston. The first planting was in October of last year

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Why Would Two Ladies From Iowa Go To Boston To Attend Farm Camp?

Tapestry Farms represents a new type of innovative farmer using technology provided by Freight Farms to use very little resources and only 320 sq foot of space to produce up to 6 tons of food annually to provide enough food to feed the people they serve while donating surplus to local pantries thanks to River Bend Food Bank

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Can You Make It Kosher?

While all Growcer farms are designed to be closed systems, the movement of operators in and out of the farm create the potential for a sneaky critter to find its way inside

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CANADA: Adding Agriculture To The Classroom: Altario School

In 2022, the Altario School added a hydroponic vertical farm to be able to grow fresh produce and teach students about controlled environment agriculture. The idea to add a Growcer farm came from a grandparent of a couple current students, and was a perfect fit to extend their existing agriculture program.

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Old MacDonald Has An App: ‘Smart Farming’ Coming To Springfield In A Shipping Container

Each container features a state-of-the-art controlled environment with a hydroponic system running on less than 5 gallons of water per day. Willams says he can grow a thousand pounds of lettuce per month per container

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US (FL): USDA Research Laboratory To Add Vertical Farming Labs For CEA Vegetable Research

AmplifiedAg announces the contract award from the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Fort Pierce, Florida, to supply vertical farming research labs to the agency's Horticultural Research Laboratory

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Celebrate CT Grown For CT Kids Week, October 2-6

This year CT DoAg has up to $1 million to award for projects and an additional $2 million for shipping container farms that are connected to schools through procurement and educational activities. Grant guidance will be announced in the coming weeks

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Q&A With Don Taylor, AmplifiedAg Founder, And CEO

Don Taylor, founder and CEO of AmplifiedAg, shares his inspiration, insights and hopes for his company and the CEA industry. “We formed Vertical Roots really with the intention of operating production-scale farms to understand the complexities that the farmers are facing from an operations perspective.”

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How Container Farming Benefits Correctional Facilities

Hydroponic container farms offer a unique solution by providing inmates with hands-on training in an engaging and therapeutic environment. This blog explores how this sustainable and efficient farming technique can contribute to breaking the cycle of recidivism

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Nature's Miracle And Growterra Enter Into Master Supply Agreement For Advanced Technology Container Farms

As the exclusive provider to Growterra, Nature's Miracle will collaborate alongside Growterra throughout the entire process - from manufacturing to field deployment - to enhance and improve a line of containerized growing units

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Osiris Education

The Growcer Education unit is specifically configured to support the learning goals of youth exploring careers in agriculture, food security, and sustainability

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CANADA: Container Farmer Receives Kosher Certificate

Reena, in collaboration with Growcer, an Ottawa-based container farm manufacturer, received a COR (Kashruth Council of Canada) certificate, marking a significant milestone for GReena, Reena's pioneering sustainability initiative. This certification signifies a ground-breaking achievement as it becomes 'the first of its kind' in Canada

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