News About Farming in a Shipping Container

USA: NEW YORK - Farm Operator In Ellicottville Seeks Tax Breaks Help To Grow Fresh Greens

Ellicottville Greens, which was founded in 2019 by CEO Gabriel Bialkowski, wants to provide affordable and high-quality produce to consumers in economically distressed areas, where there are concerns about access to fresh foods

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AUSTRIA: Vertical Farming: Billa Is Now Growing Lettuce In The Parking Lot In Vienna

According to Billa, around 2,000 to 3,000 "units" can be produced per month in a vertical farming container - currently parsley, basil, coriander, oak leaf lettuce and lollo lettuce, which are sold (from mid/end of August) with pressed earth cubes

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Growing Farms One Converted Shipping Container At A Time

An 8-by-40-foot Freight Farms container is handled by a crane. The shipping containers are converted into self-contained, hydroponic farms that use LED lights

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VIDEO: Indy-Based Urban Farmer Goes High Tech

The east side of Indianapolis doesn’t exactly have a lot of land for developing acres of produce. DeMario Vitalis had to get creative farming three and a half acres inside shipping containers

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Modular Hydroponic Farms Like GrowPods Can Offer Security In Recessions

Small Business Trends News reported that the agriculture industry is one of the most recession-proof sectors due to the fact that everyone still needs food to live. "It is not a luxury that can be put aside during difficult times, so businesses in this sector can continue to do well even during a recession."

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Innovative " Freight Farm" Improves Fresh Produce Access In Central Florida Community

AdventHealth Celebration is prioritizing nutrition and sustainability through a new innovative program. Recently, team members at the campus celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for what’s known as a “freight farm.”

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Agritech Start-Up Launches New Digital Farmers’ Market In Zambia - Plans Expansion To Five Countries And Network of Container Farms

Beyond the Hrvst marketplace, Aiponics is also building a container-based aquaponic farm franchise model. The team plans to train local marketeers and young farmers in aquaponics to create additional local capacity and empower more people to get out of poverty

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Farming Anywhere, Anytime: How Tulima Farms Plans To Revolutionize Egypt’s Agriculture

Working with Freight Farms, the world’s most productive hydroponic shipping container farm, Tulima has two mobile 40-foot (67.7 cubic meters) shipping containers that were transformed into a full farm from seed to harvest, and grows leafy greens and herbs such as basil, mint, spinach, baby spinach, kale, lettuce, and arugula

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VIDEO: A Moveable Feast: Container Farming May Be A Solution To US Food Deserts

Even near some of the busiest cities in the United States, nearly 54 million people have a tough time accessing fresh and healthy food, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. One company based in a Denver suburb said they have a solution

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The Future of Vertical Farming

The latest market analysis report titled "Vertical Farming Market by Crop Type and Geography — Forecast and Analysis 2022-2026," predicts the market to witness a potential growth difference of $6.70 billion from 2021 to 2026

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Cambridge Trust Provides $12 Million Debt Facility To support Freight Farms' Growth

With a talented management team and well-designed products serving a critical need, we believe Freight Farms is poised to transform agriculture over the years ahead as sustainability and access to quality produce become ever more important."

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Mobile Farmers Market Sees Skyrocketing Demand Due To Food Insecurity, Rising Grocery Prices

Urban Growers Collective’s Fresh Moves runs five days a week and makes several stops — all at least an hour — at locations across the city’s South and West sides, including South Chicago, Avalon Park, Englewood, and Fuller Park

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USA - CALIFORNIA: CSUN Students Grow Robust Vegetable Crops Inside A Freight Container

Freight Farms containers are used in 38 countries and all but one hold-out state in the U.S. “We are fighting mightily to get into North Dakota,” Vanzura said. “I think we are getting close

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VIDEO: It's Not Too Late: The Future of Farming?

ABC News’ Ginger Zee reports on what could be an important part of the future of farming and how possible solutions for food scarcity may lie inside shipping containers

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Bringing Food Production Indoors: Some Examples

Last month the Indoor Agtech Innovation Summit was held in New York City. It featured the technologies and businesses associated with “Controlled Environment Agriculture,” or CEA which includes everything from greenhouses that still utilize sunlight to “vertical farms” that are completely independent of the outdoor environment

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