News About Farming in a Shipping Container
Freight Farms Open House In Raleigh
Tour the Vertical Farms in Downtown Raleigh. During the open house, you’ll get to experience the future of farming and taste incredible locally-grown produce!
VIDEO: Is Indoor Farming On a Path To Profitability?
Often criticized for their 'unsustainable finances', indoor farming companies are today, making efforts to cut their operational expenses, increase their revenues and thus, increase their profitability. But are they on the right track?
CANADA: And That's A Wrap For Yellowhead Tribal Council's Training Week!
Their Growcer farm is the first step in a long term plan to increase food sovereignty
IRAN: Container Farming Takes Root In Iran Tackling Food Quality And Resource Use Challenges
Kantikesht is a vertical farming company that is using containerized systems to bring fresh vegetables to the Iranian public
VIDEO: Square Roots Indoor Farm Celebrates Largest Growing Operation In Kenosha With Ribbon Cutting, Tastings And Tours
The 10,000-square foot indoor farm, which is located on the Gordon Foods Service campus at 10915 38th St., has the capability of producing more than 2.4 million packages of herbs and salad greens annually, according to company officials
VIDEO: This Startup Wants To Farm Shrimp In Computer-Controlled Cargo Containers
Take a look inside Atarraya’s 'Shrimpbox.'
Biosphere 2 Delivers First Lettuce Crop To Campus Pantry, Food Bank
The first crop of lettuce grown in a container farm at Biosphere 2 was delivered Monday to the University of Arizona Campus Pantry and the Impact of Southern Arizona community food bank. The crop included about 800 heads of red and green butter lettuce
Want To Learn How To Grow Microgreens And Maximize Your Revenue While You’re At It?
How to Maximize Your Nursery Station with Microgreens. First off: What are microgreens?
Indoor Farm Brokerage Takes On Mushroom Farming Pilot Project
Cultivatd -indoor farm brokerage- works with Adapt Agtech to pilot operations for their new gourmet mushroom containers
CANADA: Do You Have Plans To Attend OFNEDA's Conference Next Week? Because If You Do, We'll See You There!
P.S. Say hello if you see us in the crowd!
Day In A Life of A Grower: Growing
Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to grow food year-round using hydroponics?
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
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
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
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
Monty Tech Grows Hydroponic Produce For School Cafeteria Inside A Shipping Crate
Freight Farms is a Boston-based agricultural technology company founded in 2011. The first container farm prototype was built at Clark University in Worcester
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."
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.”
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
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