
News About Farming in Shipping Containers & Limited Indoor Spaces
Freight Farms, Inc., To Participate In The 26th Annual ICR Conference
Rick Vanzura, Chief Executive Officer of Freight Farms, and Monalisa Shroff, Chief Financial Officer of Freight Farms, will participate in the 26th Annual ICR Conference, to be held January 8-10, 2024 in Orlando, Florida
New Indoor Vertical Farming Facility Opens In Buffalo, N.Y.
This new vertical farm is in a 40-foot-long shipping container at Buffalo Go Green’s Zenner Street urban farm. The organization said the new vertical farm will grow vegetables and herbs year-round without soil
ChatGPT May Be Able To Teach An Old Farmer New Tricks
Have you ever thought about branching out into hydroponics or wondered whether four-season container farming could work on your hobby farm? Most of us don’t have a lot of time during the day to investigate new ideas we may have for our farms. But with ChatGPT all you need to do is ask a few questions
The Future of Farming: Revolutionizing Agriculture With Intelligent Containers
Freight Farms, a leading provider of intelligent farm containers, has recently upgraded its IoT platform to enhance lighting controls and outlet power management. According to CTO Jake Felser, these improvements have revolutionized farming by allowing even those with limited agricultural experience to become successful farmers
Small Hydroponic Farm Inside Freight Container Showing Big Results in Lyons Falls
Hidden away in the back of a Center Street parking lot, by a steep bank that falls into the Black River, is a 40-by-8-by-10-foot white metal box that looks like a standard shipping container
Freight Farms Emerges As Global AgTech Leader With Small-Scale Solutions
Meet Freight Farms, an AgTech startup founded in 2012 that provides hydroponic farming solutions in shipping containers. The company plans to merge with blank-check company Agrinam Acquisition Corp. (TSX: AGRI.U)
VIDEO: GROW FOOD HERE University of North Texas
The University of North Texas Dining Services has earned a stellar reputation nationwide for its unwavering commitment to sustainability and self-sufficiency
Freight Farming Combines Hydroponics And Shipping Containers
Freight farming is an agricultural method that turns a shipping container into a mobile hydroponic farm. Right now nearly 90% of Hawaiʻi’s food is imported, but Oʻahu resident Sasha Leitner hopes her new business, Hawaii Greens Freight Farms, can help change that
USA - GEORGIA - VIDEO - Better Fresh Farms Leading Hydroponic Growth In Georgia
The future of farming is here inside several modified shipping containers, tucked away in a downtown Metter warehouse
Installation Advances Urban Farming Technology And Provides Nutritional Produce To Underserved Communities
NYPA is funding the $300,000 facility branded “Feeding the Roots. Blossoming a community” and “The power of love can grow communities,” and will be launching a slate of community engagement programs on site
USA: NEW YORK STATE: VIDEO: New Indoor Food Production Facility Coming To East Buffalo
A new indoor food production facility will soon open in East Buffalo, Gov. Hochul announced Monday. It will be housed inside a branded 40-foot shipping container at the Buffalo Go Green’s Zenner Street urban farm
USA: TEXAS - VIDEO - IDEA San Benito Students Learn To Grow Crops In School's First Hydroponic Farm
This is IDEA San Benito's first hydroponic school farm, which means it grows plants using a water-based nutrient solution rather than soil. "We currently have about 3,000 lettuce heads growing, so it's all in a vertical system, which is very different from just an outdoor horizontal system," Carbajal said
USA - ROCHESTER, NEW YORK - VIDEO - New Hydroponic Farm On Lake Avenue Aims To Combat Food Insecurity In Rochester
The new agriculture program is being called "The Farm," which is absent of soil and uses water-based nutrient solution at the base of the plants. The crops and herbs are potted and grown inside of repurposed freight containers
USA: Massachusetts - Boys And Girls Club Trains Young Farmers Via IoT
Freight Farm intelligent farms are fully enclosed shipping containers filled with watering, lighting, fertilizing, and sensors with a Wi-Fi or cellular connection to help new farmers grow crops
Could Container Farms Revolutionize The Farming Industry?
Typically constructed within redundant buildings or warehouse units, vertical farms are becoming an established sector of the farming industry, but what about container farms? In simple terms, a container farm is a vertical farming system that is built inside a shipping container
Agrinam Acquisition Corporation Files Preliminary Prospectus For Proposed Qualifying Acquisition With Freight Farms, Inc
Details of the Qualifying Acquisition are included in the Prospectus and were also announced by Agrinam and Freight Farms in the press release dated October 4, 2023. The Prospectus has been filed on SEDAR+ and may be viewed by shareholders and interested parties under Agrinam's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca
Garden Program Blooms At Boston’s Public Schools
The “living laboratory” the space offers can be used to help teach skills in STEM, the arts, history and more, among other benefits, said Katherine Walsh, the director of the district’s Sustainability, Energy, and Environment Program
USA: Pennsylvania - Mechanicsburg School Board Authorizes Installation of Hydroponics Lab
The school board initially reviewed Tuesday night’s accepted proposal for a Freight Farms Hydroponics Lab during a presentation by district administrators on Sept. 26. The lab will be located in a self-contained shipping container connected to the high school building