News About Farming in a Shipping Container
Meet Raiz, The Vertical Farm Planned With Agritecture Designer
So, our purpose is to create a decentralized food system, meaning a greener food system, healthier communities, and healthier cities. So that's the overarching vision - creating a healthier relationship between food and people. And we're doing it by creating vertical farms, and our first one is in Lisbon
UMass Chan’s Future ‘Wellness Farm’ To Serve As Living Laboratory of Community Collaboration
“The freight farm aligns with some of the key elements of our sustainability and climate action plan, specifically around grounds management and resource management as it relates to food systems and supports some of our energy goals,” said Suzanne Wood, associate director of sustainability and campus services at UMass Chan
Credit Union Donates Container ‘Freight’ Farm To Latham Food Bank
During an August 22 event, the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York welcomed its new 'freight' farm by truck, which it installed at its Latham distribution center
Food Systems 101: How Community Colleges Are Helping Students Connect Farm to Fork
The next step is to get a greenhouse going in the fall and eventually scale up into a series of shipping containers
USA - UTAH - VIDEO: Cedar Valley High School Introduced Vertical Farming To Students
Cedar Valley High School students have received a hands-on learning opportunity to work with and study in a closed container, hydroponic garden experience called Freight Farm. Vertical farming may just be the way of the future. At Cedar Valley High School, thanks to a significant grant from Meta (formerly Facebook), ecology students will learn about vertical farming with a shipping container specially designed for low-water, high-efficiency farming
Bringing Food Production To Islands
Did you know FarmBox Foods has delivered (via our sister company, Absolute Logistics) container farms to Jamaica and Tahiti? One is a mushroom farm, the other is a Vertical Hydroponic Farm. We also just dropped one off on Grand Cayman in late July
The Cousins Who Make Hydroponic Greenhouses And Are Now Partners of Two Sharks From Shark Tank Mexico
“We seek to revolutionize the plate through food safety, using innovation and technology to produce more food with fewer resources. We design systems that allow us to produce food throughout the year, regardless of the season or the weather, free of pesticides and toxins, with zero waste of water and close to the final consumer”, explains Juan, also a Mechatronics graduate from ITESM. .
Farming In Unlikely Places
Ottawa-based Growcer manufactures hydroponic farms that can operate anywhere, from the Arctic to a grocery store parking lot
Agrinam Acquisition Corporation And Freight Farms, Inc. Announce Binding Letter of Intent For Business Combination
"We believe the potential business combination with an exceptional partner in Agrinam will enable us to more aggressively scale our business to deliver sustainable, hyper-local food production to more customers across the world," said Rick Vanzura, CEO of Freight Farms
Cheney’s Mindful Me Farms Harnesses The Power of Hydroponics To Grow Produce “Richer Than You Buy At The Store”
Jessica Gainer, 34, uses hydroponics, a futuristic growing technique that involves neither soil nor sunlight, to generate 3 acres worth of fresh produce within the confines of a 320-square-foot space. From her container farm, Gainer runs Mindful Me Farms, selling fresh produce and other products
VIDEO: Food Bank To Grow Produce With New Freight Farm
The freight farm is coming from a Boston-based company. Organizers hope it will reduce the food bank’s reliance on donations.
How Container Farming Benefits Correctional Facilities
Container farming is an innovative farming method with tremendous potential for addressing various challenges, including reducing recidivism rates in correctional facilities. Recidivism, the tendency of individuals to relapse into criminal behavior after release
Greenwich Country Day School Grew Too Much Lettuce. Here's What They Want To Do With It.
Students have been using the hydroponic growing technique in the 8-by-40-foot trailer, growing plants using a water-based nutrient solution rather than soil
USA: Oklahoma - PSO Announces $100,000 AEP Foundation Grant To Combat Food Deserts Through Food On The Move
Food On The Move’s Urban Farm will produce more than 150,000 pounds of fresh produce every year. The nonprofit founded by Tulsa musician Taylor Hanson will give away a portion of the food through monthly Community Food and Resource Festivals and sell the remainder to Oasis Fresh Market and other local vendors
AIO Food Pantry Partnership Raises More Than $6,000 To Implement Year-Round Hydroponic Growing
“In a nutshell, a Freight Farm marries an idea from one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – the Hanging Gardens of Babylon – with innovative modern technology – LED lighting, water pumping, computer software, insulation, and HVAC equipment,” said AIO, in a news release
Canada: Growcer Modular Farming System In Osoyoos Growing Closer To Green Lite
A plan to install a Growcer modular farming system on a property in Osoyoos has received preliminary approval from the council
Mural By Indigenous Artist Kyle Joedicke Latest In Huntsville Good Food Co-op's Commitment To Reconciliation
“The 40-foot container wall was calling for a design with colour, with plant life and with a story that creates happiness,” said Kelli Ebbs who had been following Joedicke’s work “for some time, absolutely loving his style, his graciousness and his connection to his works.”
Transforming Shipping Containers Into Hyperlocal Food Systems
Hear Mary Kathryn's passionate discourse on the hard work and dedication it takes to bring to life a hyperlocal food system. We traverse the unique intricacies of setting up a container farm, and the importance of harnessing the power of partnerships in this sector
Brick Street Farms: Bringing Farm To Fork In Urban Communities
Today, 20 farm containers are at their hub on 20th Street S; another, at Publix in Lakeland. This equals what 65-70 acres of farmland could produce per month. A retail store at the St. Pete location offers local meat, eggs and milk in addition to the lettuce, herbs, and microgreens Brick Street grows
Why Grow Leafy Greens?
In this guest submission, Madalyn Higgins, dietitian and sustainability manager at Acadia University makes the case for leafy greens. Hydroponic farms are mainly used to grow leafy greens - but what makes this so great?