Videos: Freight Farms - Container Farming

FREIGHT FARMER SPOTLIGHT: PATRICK STOFFER

In a lot of ways, Patrick Stoffer isn't your average 28-year old. To start with, he is a hydroponic farmer, but perhaps even more unusual, he is roommates with a 90-year old, Harrie, just one of the members of his community he is passionate about serving.

In a lot of ways, Patrick Stoffer isn't your average 28-year old. To start with, he is a hydroponic farmer, but perhaps even more unusual, he is roommates with a 90-year old, Harrie, just one of the members of his community he is passionate about serving. Patrick lives at Humanitas Independent Senior Living Facility in Deventer, The Netherlands. In exchange for room and board, Patrick spends time with the residents, who help him grow, harvest and prepare the fresh produce from his Freight Farms operation, Grow Local. To learn more about how to get started with your own Freight Farm go to Freight Farms, or to learn more about pre-owned Freight Farm LGM container, got to iGrow News.

GROW FOOD HERE: SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS | VET VEGGIES

The new 2015 LGM is equipped with the most advanced growing technology, bringing climate control to a new level of efficiency and performance. It's now possible to grow a commercial scale of local produce in any location, regardless of the outside climate. For more information visit freightfarms.com.

4 STEPS TO GROWING IN OUR CONTAINER FARM

From http://bcfarmsandfood.com/ - Urban farmer, Tamara Knott, talks about container farming. Using vertical hydroponic farming, she grows 1.5 acres of fresh vegetables inside her insulated shipping container farm, Bright Greens Canada. High-tech freight container farms like Bright Greens, near the city of Victoria, BC, can produce fresh fruit, vegetables, and herbs year-round, using hydroponics and high-efficiency LED grow lights.

FREIGHT FARMER SUPPORT

Andrew Abendshein launched Acre In a Box in 2016 along with the help of his colleagues Ana Buckman, Drew Nunnally, and Julia Shur. With professional skills in information technology, marketing, and education with the four's combined passion for sustainability and local food, the team was inspired to launch their urban hydroponic farming business in downtown Houston, Texas, where they supply several farm-to-table restaurants with their hyperlocal produce.

MEET THE FARMERS AT AGORA GREENS

The Leafy Green Machine, is a complete hydroponic growing facility built entirely inside a shipping container outfitted with environmental controls and indoor growing technology. The LGM allows for immediate growing of a variety of crops regardless of weather conditions, resulting in year-round access to local and fresh produce.

2015 LEAFY GREEN MACHINE BY FREIGHT FARMS

INSIDE A SHIPPING CONTAINER VERTICAL HYDROPONIC FARM

Our current food system focuses on importing food from far away, which creates many negative environmental impacts and brings us sub-par produce. Freight Farms is looking to change this system one container at a time. Video produced by The Tech for Global Good, which named Freight Farms' Brad McNamara and Jon Friedman the 2018 Technology and Environment Laureates.

INTRODUCTION TO THE LEAFY GREEN MACHINE

Companies like Green Line Growers in South Boston are farming year-round in refrigerated shipping containers developed by Freight Farms. Video: Gabe Johnson/WSJ.

FREIGHT FARMS X KARMA FARM

Freight Farms' co-founders, Brad McNamara and Jon Friedman, share the story of how they brought to market the world's first container farm and what is in store for the future.

THE STORY BEHIND FREIGHT FARMS

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INSIDE THE LEAFY GREEN MACHINE

Many thanks to the owner of Better Fresh Farms (Grant Anderson) for allowing me to film his operation/business. I had a great time my friend! www.betterfreshfarms.com gandersonbff@gmail.com