News About Farming in a Shipping Container

Growcer: Signing of Ten Additional Deals Brings Container Farming Throughout Canada

Many of our customers care first and foremost about growing locally. We support customers throughout the growing process and the lifetime of their container farm,” says Stephanie Gordon, editor-in-chief at The Growcer, an Ottawa-based agtech company that builds turnkey container farming solutions

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What Are The Benefits of Container Farming?

Container farms are becoming increasingly popular within the controlled environment agriculture industry. These farms are usually vertical farming systems installed inside a shipping container. So why are so many manufacturers and businesses using this model? And what makes LettUs Grow’s DROP & GROW container farm special?

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USA: KENTUCKY - Carter G. Woodson Academy Gets Container Farm

A whole lot of green will be sprouting up at one school. Friday, AppHarvest unveiled its new container farm at the Carter G. Woodson Academy. This is the first container farm at a metro-area school

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Turkish Mobile Plant Factory System: A Farm Inside A Container

Operating in multiple areas across 21 countries, including construction, real estate, agricultural technologies, and energy production, CY Group wants to help make up for agricultural lands that are facing yield loss or are impacted by climate change and environmental disasters

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"Grow It York" Brings Vertical Farming To Community Container Park

The University of York has teamed up with LettUs Grow, an indoor farming technology provider from Bristol and Spark:York, to create “Grow It York” - a vertical, community farm at the heart of a vibrant container park in the city

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Freight Farms Case Study - Lotus House

n 2019, the Lotus House community expanded its resources and programming with the arrival of a Greenery container farm. The farm is the cornerstone of the nonprofit’s educational programs for young residents, inspiring their curiosity about science, plants, and nutrition

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Contemporary Meals For Everybody: “The Sota Grown Undertaking Grows Indoor Greens At CLC”

Even if the temperature inevitably drops below zero in winter, kale, lettuce and other leafy vegetables will continue to grow in the Sota Grown Indoor Food Production Container in the Ag & Energy Research Center on the CLC’s Staples campus, feeding those in need in the community

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Purpose At Work: Freight Farms, A Boston Startup Growing Global Solutions To Food Insecurity And Injustice

With its global infrastructure, CMO James Woolard tells We First, the company aims to expand its efforts to revolutionize local access to food for a more sustainable future. Not only in terms of the environment but by increasing local community resilience and security

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Why I Moved From California To Kansas To Grow Leafy Greens In All Seasons

My previous experience with aquaponics reminded me of Freight Farms, a Boston farm manufacturer with a great track record of successful farms worldwide. Their farm design was expandable, and vegetables could grow in any weather condition

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6 Questions With Nabeela Lakhani of Square Roots

One of the best parts of being part of the Freight Farms team is talking to our freight farmers and hearing about their successes, their businesses, their customers, and their challenges. They are a wealth of information, so now we are sharing some of their stories with you

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