News About Farming in a Shipping Container
PODCAST: From Shipping Container To Kitchen With B3 Roots
In this episode of the Direct Farm Podcast, we get an education from Blake Bennett of B3 Roots about "container farms", hydroponic systems, and creating sustainable agricultural practices with technology
US (TX): CEA Advisors Partners With Celebrity Chef To Build Hybrid Facility
Glenn Behrman, President of CEA Advisors, is a 50-year veteran of the horticulture industry. He and Franchesca became friends a few years ago when they unsuccessfully attempted to place a Growtainer next to Dive Coastal in Snider Plaza
A Container Farm Is The Perfect Platform
Described as “the perfect platform for making access to local food possible anywhere in the world, 365 days a year”, a container farm can operate in virtually any location; from the densest of cities to the remote, harsh environments of food deserts
Mary Scala, Co-Founder, The Gatherer At Freight to Plate
The MasterClass is a 2-day deep dive into how you can unlock hyper-local food production in urban and rural settings through amazing #agtech
Container Farm Allows Growers To Cultivate 14 Different Gourmet Mushrooms
We can grow 14 different strains of gourmet mushrooms in our container farms, with 3-4 strains per container and up to 2,000 lbs of mushrooms per 20-ft container per month, depending on the strain
WEBINAR - June 30th - Vertical Farming, A Reality For Global Food Security
We invite you to be part of our next webinar “Vertical Farming, a reality for global food security” on June 30th, where our specialized speakers from iGrow News, Verde Compacto, and Vertical Farming Podcast will discuss the future and possibilities of vertical farming and the impact in the global food security
Container Farming Gains Momentum - New Installations In Sardinia by Greatit
Ten more Demetra containers for vertical farming will be installed at the company Eas Tibia in Oristano, Italy. The company already has a Vertical farming container where it grows certified ginger, while in the next facility, it will grow hemp for pharmaceutical use
VIDEO: How Can The Global Agrifood System Build Resilience Amid Climate Change? Look To Ukraine
“Resilience” is a word that comes up a lot when we talk about the war in Ukraine, with news outlets around the world zeroing in on the courage of Ukrainians and their willingness to stand together in the face of Russia’s ongoing attacks and the atrocities of war
To Date, Communities And Institutions Have Used 35+ Growcer Farms To Grow More Than A Million Servings of Local, Nutritious Greens Across Canada
To date, communities and institutions have used 35+ Growcer farms to grow more than a million servings of local, nutritious greens across Canada
Partners Growing Mushrooms In Former Shipping Container
With support from investor-turned-business partner Jerrod Appenzeller, Peitzman is determined to grow the largest gourmet mushroom farm in central Iowa in a renovated shipping container in Grimes
CANADA: ZipPod Has Landed - ZipGrow Inc. Launches Supersized Container Farm
“The ZipPod is the next generation of container farming,” said Eric Lang, President of ZipGrow Inc
Advanced Container Technologies Inc (OTCMKTS:ACTX) Stock In Focus After Recent Updates
Advanced Container Technologies Inc on June 20, 2022, announced that GrowPods – transportable modular hydroponic farms – can facilitate lowering the global lettuce shortage
STEM Education In Container Farms
Many schools, from K–12 to college, use Freight Farms to enhance students’ education. A versatile tool, the modular farms provide an opportunity for hands-on activities and nontraditional learning
State-of-the-Art Vertical Farms Feed Auburn University Campus
Layne first heard about Freight Farms from a previous colleague of his, Dr. Carl Sams, a professor of crop physiology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where Sams and his team operate a Freight Farm
The Next Chapter In Sustainability Arrives For Restaurants
The utility company convinced Freight Farms to relocate the container to the back of Vintage Year in 2019. The restaurant group later purchased a second container, and now the two sit stacked atop each other about 70 feet from the original restaurant
Bringing The Farm To The People
A fleet of high-tech container farms is delivering locally-grown food security to communities from Alaska to Egypt
Modular Hydroponic Farms From ACTX Can Enhance Food Security
GrowPods Sold by Advanced Container Technologies Inc. (OTCMKTS:ACTX) Can Improve Food Security and Resolve Hunger Problems Globally
Modular Hydroponic Farms From ACTX Can Enhance Food Security
With GrowPods, food production can be done on a local level, virtually anywhere in the world
USA - Pennsylvania - VIDEO - Montco School District Has First Student-Run Hydroponic Farm In State
The vertical hydroponic farm itself is located inside of a custom-building shipping container, whose state-of-the-art design includes technology that allows electricity and fresh water to be inserted into the container's frame