Container farming is growing plants or crops in special shipping containers instead of planting them in the ground and thirteen high school students just harvested the first crop in a container farm in Altgeld Gardens

In early December 2023, a 40-foot by 8-foot container was delivered to Northern Illinois University (NIU) behind Anderson Hall. While resembling a standard shipping container, the unit houses a complete hydroponic farming system

In the heart of urban landscapes, a revolution is taking root. Vertical farming, once a niche curiosity, is now a burgeoning industry projected to reach $1.3 billion by 2027. This growth is driven by increasing demand for locally produced, fresh, and pesticide-free plants, year-round demand for crops, and the ease of monitoring and harvesting crops in a controlled environment

Shana DiPetrillo, food service manager at Sodexo, and Rob Mudge, president of the Historic Metcalf Franklin Farm Preservation Association, have spent much of the past two years fixing and tweaking the Freight Farms vertical farm behind the high school.

Agrinam Acquisition announced that its shareholders voted unanimously to extend the SPAC’s deadline from March 15 to Sept. 15.

In this episode, I speak with Rick Vanzura, CEO of Freight Farms, who takes us on a captivating journey from his days in the retail trenches to becoming a trailblazer in the vertical farming industry

Mario Vitalis, Indianapolis, wanted to expand his expertise from his regular 9-to-5 job to develop his own business and support his community. He dreamed of providing fresh food to his community through urban farming

"Vertical- and indoor farmers especially have always had issues with financing their equipment. Especially when comparing the accessibility to capital that traditional farms have, or even other professionals' services like contractors

Tova started her hydroponic farming business VertiGreens in St. Louis, MO, to sell to the top chefs and restaurants in the area. With a now successful Freight Farm operation

A year after starting her microgreens business, she purchased a crop box, a modified and automated shipping container, and set it up in her backyard. One person running the shipping container five days a week for three to four hours a day produces three tons of microgreens annually, she says

A lifelong entrepreneur with a love for the food and beverage industry, Hamilton brings years of sales and restaurant experience to the work of farming

Despite Colorado’s cold winter weather, two shipping containers at Uller’s Garden sprout vertical panels of lettuce, arugula and basil. Equal to five acres of land and using 95% less water, the hydroponic system feeds the growing rows of plants with essential nutrients from a constantly circulating water system while high efficiency LED lights supply them with all the sunshine they could need

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Bowen Harvest, 500-square-foot hydroponic container farm, will bring free fresh produce to Altgeld Gardens, a food desert. Credit: By The Hand Club For Kids

In a unique, non-traditional farming method of growing farm fodder inside a huge 40-foot long shipping container with automated climate control known as a Hydroponic Fodder Farm, people can harvest a staggering amount of barley grass through FarmBox Foods

A Freight Farmers Journey: How this Entrepreneur Launched a Hydroponic Farming Business in St. Louisw ith Amy Martin and Tova Feinberg

Experience the future of sustainable protein with Atarraya at Economist Impact's 9th Annual Sustainability Week. Discover how our Shrimpbox Farms are redefining urban shrimp farming for a cleaner, local, and responsible protein future

The Federal funding agency expects to award approximately $6,100,000 through this opportunity. However, the agency retains the discretion to award a larger or lesser amount

Depending on your goals for a Freight Farming program, you can shift your focus from production and profit to education, crop experimentation, farm activities, or other opportunities

Harbor Media spoke with CEO Rick Vanzura about their vertical farming system company