News About Farming in a Shipping Container

NIU Adds “Hydropod” Vertical Farming System to Edible Campus Project

In early December, a special delivery arrived behind NIU’s Anderson Hall. The 40-foot-by-8-foot box may look like a standard shipping container, but inside you’ll find a complete, self-contained hydroponic farming system

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CT DoAg Awards $2.8 Million Investing In 53 Farm-to-School-Based Projects

The eight shipping container growing unit awardees include: High Ridge Hydroponics, LLC, Norwalk - Thy Neighbors Farm, Torrington - Groton Public Schools, Groton - Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Mashantucket - High School in the Community, New Haven - Seacoast Mushrooms, Mystic - Keney Park Sustainability Project, Windsor - DeFrancesco and Son Inc., Northford

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Freight Farms Drives Growth of Container Farm Adoption Across Nonprofit, Healthcare and Education Sectors

The Greenery’s main growing area features 88 plant panels and 112 LED panels. The LED panels are hyper-directionally focused on the plant canopy to prevent light waste and yield fuller, heavier crops in shorter time-frames

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Hydroponic Farm: A Revolution In Environmental Education At Haltom City School

An area the size of a truck has been transformed into a thriving hydroponic farm, a testament to the innovative strides in environmental science education. This endeavor, backed by a generous $180,000 grant, underscores the potential of integrating real-world applications into the learning experience

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Freight Farms, Inc., To Participate In The 26th Annual ICR Conference

Rick Vanzura, Chief Executive Officer of Freight Farms, and Monalisa Shroff, Chief Financial Officer of Freight Farms, will participate in the 26th Annual ICR Conference, to be held January 8-10, 2024 in Orlando, Florida

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New Indoor Vertical Farming Facility Opens In Buffalo, N.Y.

This new vertical farm is in a 40-foot-long shipping container at Buffalo Go Green’s Zenner Street urban farm. The organization said the new vertical farm will grow vegetables and herbs year-round without soil

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ComEd Collaborates With EPRI To Deploy Agricultural Pods For Shipping In Illinois

The pods are modified, climate-controlled shipping containers meant to help keep locally sourced produce healthy year-round. The creation of a microclimate therein is achieved through a mix of high-efficiency HVAC systems, recirculating water pumps, dehumidification systems, and sensors

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ChatGPT May Be Able To Teach An Old Farmer New Tricks  

Have you ever thought about branching out into hydroponics or wondered whether four-season container farming could work on your hobby farm? Most of us don’t have a lot of time during the day to investigate new ideas we may have for our farms. But with ChatGPT all you need to do is ask a few questions

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The Future of Farming: Revolutionizing Agriculture With Intelligent Containers

Freight Farms, a leading provider of intelligent farm containers, has recently upgraded its IoT platform to enhance lighting controls and outlet power management. According to CTO Jake Felser, these improvements have revolutionized farming by allowing even those with limited agricultural experience to become successful farmers

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The Future of Food - 7

Inside their shipping container farm, in West Des Moines, Iowa, thousands of red and blue LED lights create a purple glow as they shine on a series of 7-foot-tall vertical panels draped with growing plants

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Freight Farms Emerges As Global AgTech Leader With Small-Scale Solutions

Meet Freight Farms, an AgTech startup founded in 2012 that provides hydroponic farming solutions in shipping containers. The company plans to merge with blank-check company Agrinam Acquisition Corp. (TSX: AGRI.U)

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Freight Farming Combines Hydroponics And Shipping Containers

Freight farming is an agricultural method that turns a shipping container into a mobile hydroponic farm. Right now nearly 90% of Hawaiʻi’s food is imported, but Oʻahu resident Sasha Leitner hopes her new business, Hawaii Greens Freight Farms, can help change that

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Installation Advances Urban Farming Technology And Provides Nutritional Produce To Underserved Communities

NYPA is funding the $300,000 facility branded “Feeding the Roots. Blossoming a community” and “The power of love can grow communities,” and will be launching a slate of community engagement programs on site

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