News About Farming in Shipping Containers & Limited Indoor Spaces
USA (MA): A Garden Takes Root At Boston’s Museum of Science
Green City Growers is partnering with the Museum of Science Boston and Freight Farms to create a window into how food can be grown in an urban setting. The Freight Farm unit, called The Garden, installed at the Museum of Science will have a window so museum-goers can watch the magical process of hydroponic growing and see the technology at work.
Land Betterment And anu™: Innovating Sustainable Agriculture
Innovative Partnership: Land Betterment and anu™ have announced a partnership to commercialize autonomous fresh produce growing systems using up-cycled shipping containers. Technology Integration: The collaboration combines ekō Solutions’ modular construction expertise with anu™’s Rotary Aeroponics® technology.
VIDEO: How We Build Container Farms at FarmAnywhere
A behind-the-scenes look at how we construct our container farms. We give a tour of our manufacturing center and see how an empty shipping contianer becomes a fully working farm. Whether you're into sustainable agriculture or just curious, this video is for you.
Maximizing Space And Efficiency With Cargo Container Farms
Searching for new ways to feed a growing world, farms inside cargo containers have become a shining example of being sustainable, efficient, and productive. These small, movable farms are changing the game of how we grow food today. They use indoor farming and vertical farming methods to overcome the challenges of old-school farming.
Fresh Simple Greens: A Year-Round Farming Marvel In Huntsville, Utah
After two-and-a-half years in business patience and persistence are paying off for Fresh Simple Greens. Orders continue to increase — from customers who buy direct and rave about the crisp, fresh taste of their lettuce, and more recently from grocery stores, which buy their herbs.
VIDEO: Bahamas Government Handover of EEDEN Farms Hydroponic CONTAINER FARMS
Agriculture and Marine Resources Minister Jomo Campbell highlighted the advantages of container farming during yesterday’s handover ceremony, noting the country’s challenges with climate, land availability, and soil quality.
Singapore: First Batch of Freshwater Fish Harvested From Tampines Container Farm
On June 15, MPs for Tampines GRC Baey Yam Keng and Desmond Choo visited the container farm and viewed the harvesting of the fish. Launched in November 2023, it is Singapore’s first container fish farm located in an HDB estate.
This Interview Details Greenbox Farms, An Indoor Farming Company Based In The Netherlands. The Interview Is With Önay AKPINAR, Founder of Greenbox Farms.
Greenbox Farms' journey began back in 2016 with a vision to revolutionize at-home agriculture. We started by developing hydroponic plant-growing devices that could be controlled via a mobile app, specifically designed for home users. This initial foray into the world of hydroponics was driven by a passion to make sustainable farming accessible and User-friendly.
Freight Farms - Live Webinar! Vertical Farming Veterans
Join us for a webinar featuring David Payne, Owner of Beats per Minute, a veteran-owned vertical farming company from Kansas City, Missouri. Specializing in high-quality basil, Beats Per Minute supplies over 50 grocery stores and is in high demand.
Masters Degree To Teach 'Smart' Future of Farming
Working in glasshouses and solar-powered shipping containers, they develop 'recipes' to produce food crops far faster than would be possible outdoors. n the UK, the university's results are attracting interest from the commercial food sector, which wants to install similar shipping containers in distribution centres.
USA - PENNSYLVANIA: Inside A Repurposed Shipping Container, Elizabeth Forward Students Are Growing The Future — And Themselves
This story is one in a series created in collaboration with the AASA Learning 2025 Alliance to celebrate the work of groundbreaking school districts in the Pittsburgh region. Kidsburgh will share these stories throughout 2024.
Seven Stars Resort and SpaTurks and Caicos | EST. 2022
Seven Stars Resort & Spa, a premier luxury destination in Turks and Caicos, transformed their approach to sourcing fresh produce by implementing an on-site Freight Farm. Within a short period of time, they successfully halved their reliance on leafy greens imports, achieving significant financial savings while addressing environmental concerns.
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York
The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York has tackled food insecurity with the addition of an on-site Freight Farm, providing fresh, culturally relevant produce to communities in need while reducing reliance on inconsistent donations.
Ghana: Vertical Farm Entity Flourishes In Accra
Besides being on top of growing plants themselves, Farm Estate is also adopting franchising models across Ghana. "Our scalable container farms offer a modular, climate-controlled solution for year-round local food production." The franchise model comes in two different sizes; a single container farm, and a double one which has the in-house made Farm Management Software and crop recipes integrated.
UC Davis Controlled Environment Agriculture Courses Offered Online
A new, comprehensive and advanced learning experience in indoor farming is now available for growers. The VINE, an initiative of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR), and UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education have opened enrollment for their new Controlled Environment Agriculture Program. Courses begin on July 1.
Video: Freight Farms Greenery™ Farm Tour Recording
Explore the technology behind the Freight Farms' container farm that allows farmers to grow food anywhere in the world! Following an overview of the Greenery, Vanessa Igoe, our Customer Success Specialist, will address pre-delivery farm site preparation, zoning requirements, and more.
Freight Farms Pop Up Event in Denver, Colorado on Saturday June 15, 2024
Join us for the Freight Farms Pop Up Event in Denver, CO on Saturday Jun 15, 2024 at 1532 S Acoma St, Denver, CO 80223. Come and experience the latest innovation in farming technology with Freight Farms, a company that specializes in creating sustainable and efficient farming solutions.
SecondHand Shipping Container Farms and Growing Equipment: A Sustainable and Cost-Effective Choice
Starting a homegrown garden or launching a small-scale urban farm can be incredibly rewarding. However, the initial investment in equipment can be a significant hurdle. This is where the world of secondhand growing equipment and container farms comes in, offering a wealth of benefits that make them a fantastic choice for the budget and environmentally-conscious grower.
VIEDO: Chicago By The Hand Club For Kids Uses Shipping Container To Help Bring Produce To food Desert
Farming in the city is happening at Chicago's Altgeld Gardens on the city's Far South Side.Young people are planting and growing the vegetables to bring produce to a food desert. Bowen Harvest has a big shipping container on South Ellis Avenue. There's a farm inside, where impressive amounts of produce are being grown.
University of Essex Grows Onions In ‘Bright Pink Shipping Containers’
Researchers from the University of Essex will try to grow onions outside traditional soil-based methods – inside a bright pink shipping container. A new partnership between the university and onion supplier Stourgarden will trial the technique to explore making the onion production process more environmentally friendly.