News About Farming in a Shipping Container
VIDEO: Metropolitan Community College Prepares For Launch of ‘Freight Farm’
The Freight Farm is a 320-square-foot shipping container that’s being converted into a vertical climate-controlled farm that will run on solar power
VIDEO: Interview With A Freight Farmer - Ryan McGann From CubicAcres Farms
CubicAcres is a sustainable vertical farming company focused on delivering Hyper local, Sustainable, fresh, and nutrient dense produce to the Long Island and New York City region
VIDEO - USA - BUFFALO, NEW YORK - FeedMore WNY Grows Produce In Shipping Container Farms
In the parking lot of FeedMore's headquarters on James E. Casey Drive in Buffalo sit a pair of container farms, where the organization grows kale, Swiss chard, bok choy, and even edible flowers in an indoor, pesticide-free, sunless environment
USA: ILLINOIS - VIDEO: Couple Uses Hydroponic Farm To Increase Fresh Produce Access For All
When the pandemic made them reevaluate the future, one thing was certain: they would be giving back to those in need
Fresh From the Farm
In the facility’s south parking lot near the Nicholson Center, the hospital administration has set up its 40-foot-by-8-foot Freight Farm. Freight Farms is a Boston-based agriculture technology company that manufactures and sells container farms — hydroponic farming systems assembled inside intermodal freight containers
How Two Brothers Plan To Save The World By Packing A Whole Farm Into Shipping Containers On A Denver Used Car Lot
Ullr’s Garden, launched a few months ago by a couple of brothers who want to save the world and sell some sustainable arugula, is growing the equivalent of a 10-acre farm on a dusty 7,500-square-foot lot
CANADA: University of Toronto Mississauga - We Are Thrilled To Be Officially Launching Our UTM Farm!
Located in P9 outside of the Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre, our UTM Farm is a classic shipping container on the outside, but completely transformed on the inside
VIDEO: From Shipping Container To Green Machine; UA’s Biosphere 2 Finds New Ways To Grow Food
Right now, with just one “Freight Farm,” the B2 teams is growing 800 heads of lettuce a week. It does everything hydroponically and gives these lush, green walls of produce all the light, temperature control, and nutrients they need
UNITED KINGDOM - WEST LONDON - Greenhaus Brings Smart Farms Into The City At Chiswick Park
Chiswick Park has been chosen as the first location for Greenhaus Farms, a new company deploying state-of-the-art vertical farms inside shipping containers, to bring sustainable farming to West London
How To Start A Farm To School Program With A Freight Farm
Here at Freight Farms, our mission is to make it possible for anyone to grow food anywhere — and that includes you! The Greenery™ S simplifies many of the barriers to entry and complicated aspects of farming
VIDEO - USA - CHICAGO: South Suburban Hydroponic Farm Owner Seeks To Democratize The Food System And Change The Narrative In The Ford Heights Neighborhood
Drake has been giving back to his hometown in various ways over the past decade, from mentorship through sports and education programs to teaching youth about entrepreneurship
VIDEO: New York Power Authority Joins Harlem Grown and EPRI in Collaborative Demonstration To Educate Local Youth About Urban Farming, Sustainability And Nutrition
Project Research Study to Inform Climate Actions, Evaluate Energy and Environmental Impacts, and Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
USA: Farm-to-School Initiative Enters Phase One In Pittsburg, Kansas
Once Leafy Green Farms reaches a goal of ten schools locally, they will move on to implementing the program in all 105 counties in the Sunflower State. The project is typically funded through grant programs
Freight Farms Raises $17.5M Series B3 To Address Access And Sustainability In The Food System Through Container Farming
This funding will help the hydroponic container farming company expand its customer base and increase reach of its farms to more remote areas and urban centers
VIDEO: Firm Seeks Zoning Variance To Build Micro Farm Out of Shipping Containers Near Buffalo Broadway Market
"What's nice about a container is that because of the vertical nature of it, with five different tiers, we're able to grow a lot of produce within these units," said Bialkowski
CAES Partners With Agrify To Grow Vertical Farming Efforts
“Indoor vertical farms rely solely on artificial lighting. These farms grow crops entirely indoors in a warehouse or shipping container,” said Rhuanito Ferrarezi, associate professor of controlled environment agriculture in the CAES Department of Horticulture
Aliaxis Invests In Freight Farms, A World Leader In Vertical Farming Technology
This strategic partnership will be part of Water for Food business unit within Aliaxis Next, the newly created division of Aliaxis to select, incubate, nurture, and grow businesses from new domains to improve water management
How to Start A Farm To School Program With A Freight Farm
Morgan Hill Unified School District in Morgan Hill, CA, grows 60% of their lettuce needs (to feed 9,000 students) in just one Freight Farm
USA - Pennsylvania: Hydroponic Farm At Montco School Gets Visit From PA Officials
The hydroponic farm is located inside of a shipping container on school grounds. It's also referred to as a "freight farm."
VIDEO - USA - CALIFORNIA: School Embraces Shipping Container Farming
"Our Freight Farm is innovation in action!” We envision a powerful and environmentally friendly path forward that accelerates our district's respect for the environment while at the same time providing delicious and nutritious meals for our students