News About Farming in a Shipping Container
A Caribbean Resort Tackles Food Waste (And Grows Greens)
Using a Freight Farms hydroponic modular container, the resort will use it to grow certain types of lettuce, leafy greens and microgreens
USA: MINNESOTA - The Future of Vegetable Farming Has Arrived In Wykoff
According to Freight Farms, the annual harvest is 2-6 tons. The equivalent land yield is 2-4 acres annually, and the power usage is on average 168-231 kWh per day
Southall, Franklin, Tennessee's Destination-Defining Luxury Farm-Based Resort, Opens Its Doors
The Idyllic Escape Set Amidst the Rolling Hills of Middle Tennessee Set to Showcase the Simple Luxuries of Living Off the Land
VIDEO: Two Colorado Companies Are Collaborating In Innovative Reforestation Techniques
FarmBox Foods, a company that makes modified shipping containers to grow food, is partnering with CORE Electric Cooperative to grow trees from seed to sapling using a unique and innovative technique called vertical hydroponic farming
LettUs Grow Delivers First of It's Vertical Farms In A Shipping Container
The first Drop and Grow aeroponic container farms have been rolled out to a client by Bristol-based vertical farming company Lettus Grow and Walsall-based shipping containers business S Jones Containers, after a government grant helped them develop the innovation
Climate Change Outside Pushes Veggie Crops Inside
These days, there are more than 2,000 vertical farms in the US, and many have opted to move their technologies, micro-climates and crop stacks into insulated, shipping container-size modules
VIDEO: USA - NEBRASKA - MCC 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
PODCAST: Episode 278: Rick Vanzura - CEO, Freight Farms
In this episode of our podcast, we cover: All the information on Freight Farms in terms of how their container farms work, plus details on the company’s business model which includes hardware, software, and services
GrowPods From ACTX Can Help Reduce Environmental Impact of Conventional Farming
Controlled environment farms can provide a variety of benefits, including better nutritional values and elimination of pesticides and herbicides
USA: Northern Michigan University - Shipping Container Aids Indoor Ag Program
A new shipping container that houses a state-of-the-art growing center is located just outside of the Jacobetti Complex
CANADA: Modular Farm Project To Provide Year-Round Produce At Saskatchewan Grocery Store
Legacy Co-op will add a 10-foot-by-40-foot insulated, prefabricated modular growing system behind the Yorkton Food Store. “The container is currently in the building stages and will arrive for placement in the spring and the first crop will take six to eight weeks from grow until harvest,” Thurston said
Dear Mrs. Obama: We Want To Raise The (Salad) Bar For School Meals. Mrs. Obama, We Need Your Help.
First and foremost, thank you for the work you have done to bring attention to the pervasive societal issue of child nutrition and the vital importance of school meals
CANADA: New Greenhouses Will Bring The Green To Nipissing
The greenhouses are fully contained and designed for cold weather, so placing them further north would be ideal to help increase food security
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
GrowPods From ACTX Can Help Non-Profits And Community Groups Reduce Food Insecurity
Controlled Environment Farms such as GrowPods, can provide a sustainable, consistent, predictable supply of certain fresh fruits, vegetables, and leafy greens virtually anywhere
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
What Is Hydroponic Cultivation? - A History
Hydroponics offers many advantages to traditional farming, including using less water, better allocation of space, no soil needed, no pesticides, climate, and environmental control, faster plant growth, and less labor required
AmplifiedAg Supplies Vertical Farming Technology For International CEA Wastewater Research Project
South Korea and South Carolina research institutions collaborate on initiative to repurpose wastewater into a nutrient-rich irrigation source in modular vertical farms, serving as a sustainable food supply in urban, impoverished, and disaster areas
VIDEO - Trinidad & Tobago: Hydroponic Farms To Reduce Food Imports - Cube Root Farms
Developed by Cube Root Farms, the farm comprises of a state-of-the-art hydroponic farming system retrofitted inside a freight container