News About Farming in a Shipping Container
USA: VIRGINIA - Winchester May Allow Urban Farming In Industrialized Containers
An example of containers being used for gardening already exists in Winchester. John and Ann Fox have a specially issued permit from the city to operate a hydroponic vegetable-growing operation called Fox Urban Farms at 1001 S. Loudoun Street
Meet The Founder: CEA Engineer & Advisor Erika Summers On Why (Vertical) Farming Isn’t A ‘Get-Rich-Quick’ Industry
Historically, mechanical concerns like building structure, HVAC systems and the like haven’t received much airtime in public chats about vertical farming
USA: ALABAMA - Students Plan Plant-Based Meals For Earth Week
Auburn students, Grace Reilein, Emory Morgan and Elie Creswell, partnered with Tiger Dining and the Sustainability Capstone course to celebrate Earth Week by providing plant-based meals at The Edge
What Does ChatGPT Know About Co-Creative Urban Farming And Vertical Farming?
Co-creative urban farming and vertical farming offer innovative ways to grow food in urban areas, promoting sustainability, social equity, economic development, and community building.
The First Wheelchair Accessible Modular Farm In Canada? (April 2023)
What does a wheelchair-accessible farm look like? Ask Reena who collaborated with Growcer and the Rick Hansen Foundation to develop the first accessible modular farm in Canada
Contain Inc launches Mushroom White Paper Featuring FarmBox Foods
Indoor ag fintech specialist Contain Inc announced the release of its white paper exploring the growing popularity of mushrooms in the indoor agriculture industry
VIDEOS: A Potential Solution: Indoor Farming - Dr. Dickson Despommier
By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth’s population will reside in urban centers. Applying the most conservative estimates to current demographic trends, the human population will increase by about 3 billion people during the interim
Celebrating Harvest Day At Vernon Hill School's Freight Farm Program
The 2gether We Eat nonprofit recently received a $265,000 grant to buy a freight farm and operate it at Vernon Hill School. Students celebrated their first harvest of leafy greens Wednesday by sharing the food with family and friends
USA: St. Louis, Missouri - Neon Greens Is Bringing Hydroponic Greens – And A Show – To The Grove This Summer
Josh Smith and his team will utilize two container farming systems produced by startup Freight Farms: Situated outside the restaurant, each will able to yield about three acres of produce
USA: OKLAHOMA - High-Tech Garden Showing Tulsa 'Just What Is Possible'
Planted inside a 40-foot shipping container, the hydroponic garden includes a set of surround-sound speakers. And William Woods likes to play oldies for the plants
Square Roots Proves You Don’t Need A Big Budget For A Successful Marketing Campaign
The timing of Square Roots’ campaign was also impeccable. Launched in February, the campaign showcased the company’s ability to grow to produce year-round, regardless of the weather
Freight Farms Chooses Allen & Gerritsen As Brand Agency of Record
Allen & Gerritsen expands its sustainability portfolio with the addition of the world's leading manufacturer of container farming technology
Thinking Inside The Box
Inside their shipping container farm, in West Des Moines, Iowa, thousands of red and blue LED lights create a purple glow as they shine on a series of 7-foot-tall vertical panels draped with growing plants
Las Vegas Inaugurates Urban Farm In Historic Westside
The city on Wednesday afternoon hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside a pair of 40-foot shipping containers converted into hydroponic pods, which sits in the previously-shuttered James Gay III Park near Harrison Avenue and B Street
LAREDO, TEXAS - Local Shipping Container Farm In Final Round of National Competition
Although the two shipping containers have different designs and will be created to grow different things, some of the main foods that they will create include microgreens, hydroponic strawberries, edible flowers and hydroponic lettuce
NEW YORK STATE: Vertical Farming Operation Considers Olean For Site
Ellicottville Greens grows more than 20 different kinds of vegetable greens in specialized shipping containers like this one behind Eastern Hills Mall in Clarence
FarmBox Foods Talks Container Farming At Indoor Ag-Con
While FarmBox Foods, a Colorado-based manufacturer of containerized farms, has made its name with a tech-driven Vertical Hydroponic Farm, it’s increasingly gaining attention for its start-to-finish Gourmet Mushroom Farm
VIDEOS: Shipping Container Farms by FarmBox Foods
FarmBox Foods discusses placing modular farms on school campuses to provide a hands-on learning environment for students of all ages
Q&A: Freight Farms' Rick Vanzura Talks Partnering With Schools And Universities
Freight Farms partners include Auburn University, Mountain Vista High School in California and Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Latvia: “Container Farms Are Everything You Need, Modular And Affordable”
Square M2’s R&D lab is based in Zagreb, Croatia, whereas the manufacturing site is based in Riga, Latvia. All projects take place in container farms that are served globally