GrowPods can be placed virtually anywhere and can grow the equivalent of three acres of traditional farmland in an automated environment that can be controlled and monitored remotely

Hydroponic farming in converted shipping containers is the basis of this entrepreneurial business launched by Shannon O’Malley and her husband Brad Doyle in 2016 in this Pinellas County community nestled between Tampa Bay and the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico.

Access to capital “is a very big problem for a young industry, which is not mature”, says Infarm CEO Erez Galonska

The Growcer, uses hydroponics (nutrient-rich water instead of soil and special plant lights instead of sun) and stacks plants to grow more lettuce, kale, spinach, and herbs in smaller spaces

Container farms allow people to connect their community to produce that is healthy and fresh - where food travels for minutes, not miles

Freight Farms, a Boston-based company in the US, hired Ralph de Vries as their newest Business development and Senior board advisor for Europe

We’re so pleased to introduce one of the new residents in the BoneYard containers at Railway Gardens: Urban-Vertical CIC

Environmental Science is suddenly a destination course now that Elizabeth Forward High School is the proud owner of a Freight Farm, thanks to a $140,000 grant from the Hillman Foundation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday announced that both metropolitan Grand Rapids and Detroit are among six new locations for Farm Service Agency urban county committees

The Ogden Produce Co. container was manufactured by Freight Farms, which makes them already equipped with the lighting, temperature controls, and technology needed to garden

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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