News About Farming in a Shipping Container
Freight Farms Chooses Allen & Gerritsen As Brand Agency of Record
Allen & Gerritsen expands its sustainability portfolio with the addition of the world's leading manufacturer of container farming technology
Thinking Inside The Box
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
Las Vegas Inaugurates Urban Farm In Historic Westside
The city on Wednesday afternoon hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside a pair of 40-foot shipping containers converted into hydroponic pods, which sits in the previously-shuttered James Gay III Park near Harrison Avenue and B Street
LAREDO, TEXAS - Local Shipping Container Farm In Final Round of National Competition
Although the two shipping containers have different designs and will be created to grow different things, some of the main foods that they will create include microgreens, hydroponic strawberries, edible flowers and hydroponic lettuce
NEW YORK STATE: Vertical Farming Operation Considers Olean For Site
Ellicottville Greens grows more than 20 different kinds of vegetable greens in specialized shipping containers like this one behind Eastern Hills Mall in Clarence
FarmBox Foods Talks Container Farming At Indoor Ag-Con
While FarmBox Foods, a Colorado-based manufacturer of containerized farms, has made its name with a tech-driven Vertical Hydroponic Farm, it’s increasingly gaining attention for its start-to-finish Gourmet Mushroom Farm
COLORADO: SVVSD Receives $100K Grant For Sky Garden
Students will operate a hydroponic vertical farm at the Career Elevation and Technology Center
VIDEOS: Shipping Container Farms by FarmBox Foods
FarmBox Foods discusses placing modular farms on school campuses to provide a hands-on learning environment for students of all ages
Q&A: Freight Farms' Rick Vanzura Talks Partnering With Schools And Universities
Freight Farms partners include Auburn University, Mountain Vista High School in California and Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Latvia: “Container Farms Are Everything You Need, Modular And Affordable”
Square M2’s R&D lab is based in Zagreb, Croatia, whereas the manufacturing site is based in Riga, Latvia. All projects take place in container farms that are served globally
5 Suggestions For Starting A Vertical Farm
Starting a vertical farm can be an exciting and rewarding venture, but it also requires careful planning and research. Here are five suggestions to consider when starting a vertical farm
TURKS & CAICOS: The Farm Restaurant At Seven Stars Resort & Spa To Open Soon
The new restaurant concept, which will be located on the corner of Grace Bay Road, just west of the Seven Stars Resort entrance, will showcase a collection of chef-curated herbs, greens and produce grown and managed by the culinary team in its on-site Freight Farms hydroponic farm
ACTX Sees The Future of Farming In America's Cities
Company's GrowPods allow farming of hemp, leafy greens, and certain fruits and vegetables virtually anywhere
A School Uses A Freight Farm For FFA Programming And Agriculture Education
Lessons on the parts of seeds, plants, and flowers and their functions and on plant reproduction are intermixed with students being tasked with identifying careers around plant science.
VIDEO: Las Vegas, Nevada - First Seedlings Begin To Sprout At Historic Westside Urban Farm
Las Vegas (KSNV) — Crops at the new Historic Westside farm are beginning to bloom
Is A Food Box Program (CSA) Program Right For You?
CSAs work best for small to medium-sized food producers who want to sell their product directly to customers
ZipGrow: Changing The Future of Food
Eric Lang, Founder and President of ZipGrow Inc. in Cornwall has a philosophy that works well for him. “Embrace change and make it work,” he says with confidence
Could A Container Farm Be The Right Choice For Your CEA Facility?
Agritecture Designer recently introduced a new modeling feature: the ability to design container farms. This method of farming has many advantages for the right farmer and is a great way for smaller operations to get off the ground because of the (typically) lower CapEx involved in opening the farm
Pinduoduo Designs Soil-Free Farming Event: From Containers To Tables, Growing Lettuce Using AI
Pinduoduo, one of China’s largest e-commerce companies, is hosting the third Smart Agriculture Competition on Chongming Island in Shanghai. The competition challenges four finalist teams to grow high-quality lettuce in 90 days without sunlight or soil
Shrimp Farming Taking Off In The US
Perhaps making the biggest waves in shrimp aquaculture in 2022 was Atarraya, a start-up tech company based in Mexico City, Mexico, known for developing the Shrimpbox