News About Farming in Shipping Containers & Limited Indoor Spaces
"The Most Impactful Research Solves Practical Problems for Growers"
The University of Georgia (UGA) CEA research group has AmplifiedAg container farms in place for its work on cultivars developed for CEA production, plant-insect interactions, and pest management.
USA - COLORADO: Bloomfield Schools Awarded School Nutrition Foundation Grant
The Fork Farms Equipment Grant will provide Bloomfield School District with a new Flex Farm indoor hydroponic growing system sometime this school year. Part of the School Nutrition Foundation’s 2026 Equipment Grants, the funding is meant to help school meal programs overcome staffing, budget, and operational challenges.
CANADA: Green Growth Focus of Hydroponic Gathering
In a town where fresh produce is hard to come by, Rick Barentsen has a line on some lettuce.
Barentsen is part of an initiative at an education centre in Leaf Rapids that grows 60 heads of fresh leafy greens each week, year-round, using indoor hydroponic growing systems.
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"Research Conducted on Systems That Reflect What Growers Use Has a More Direct Path Into Practice"
The University of Georgia (UGA) has added AmplifiedAg container farms to its Griffin Campus, giving its CEA researchers indoor space for plant breeding and entomology work. The units join a new high-tech greenhouse on the same campus.
Anu Awarded $500K NSF SBIR Grant to Advance Compostable Plug-and-Grow Seed Pod
Purdue University alumni Scott Massey and Ivan Ball met while developing NASA-funded, controlled-environment hydroponic chambers. They co-founded Anu, which is a “Food is Medicine bolt-on solution.”
USA - TEXAS: The Diamond Eagles Garden at Mean Green Acres is Helping Uinversity NorthTexas Produce Fresh, Hyperlocal Food Year-Round While Advancing Sustainability, Innovation, and Student Success
“The additional growing capacity allowed Mean Green Acres to increase from the equivalent of approximately one acre of conventional farmland to roughly two and a half acres of conventional growing capacity,” Dining Services says.
Canada: Growing Food, Growing Sovereignty: How Tribal Leaders Are Planning Local Food Security on Their Own Terms
Tribal nations and First Nations are taking the foundational steps to reclaim sovereignty over their food systems, community health, and local economies.
USA - OHIO: Lebanon City Schools Receives Fork Farms Hydroponic Growing System
The School Nutrition Foundation (SNF) has named Megan Grippa, Child Nutrition Coordinator for Lebanon City Schools in OH, recipient of the Fork Farms Equipment Grant.
USA - CALIFORNIA: Clearing The Air: How Smarter HVAC Systems Are Cutting Energy Costs for Indoor Farms
To evaluate this technology, the project conducted a field demonstration at two indoor container farms at Ann Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill, California.
USA: Indiana High School Takes Their Hydroponics System Up a Notch Thanks to USDA Grant
An Indiana school has been growing lettuce using hydroponics, and it's been a hit with salad lovers of all ages. But now a new grant is helping them take their operation to the next level.
USA - MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN: New Farm-to-School Initiative Will Grow Greens Inside MPS Classrooms
MFAI is set to partner with Fork Farms on the initiative’s educational component. Fork Farms is a Wisconsin-based food access technology company that makes a hydroponic growing system called Flex Farm.
USA - GEORGIA: Students From Stonecrest Help Families Grow Food
Two Georgia college students from Stonecrest are combining agriculture, technology, and community education to help families throughout Georgia grow their own food — even those without access to traditional growing spaces and equipment.
USA - ARIZONA: A Tempe Class on Hydroponic Farming Teaches Basics of What Was Once a NASA-Exclusive Technology
The city of Tempe offers free food education classes through its Food Forest program, and a recent class taught the basics of what was once a NASA-exclusive technology.
Fork Farms Featured Farm: Hope Center in Blue Island, Illinois
The organization provides a wide range of resources in the Chicago area, including a food pantry, job training, language instruction, legal guidance, and family support. Its indoor growing program grew out of the food pantry with a simple goal: bring more fresh food to the community.
BRITISH COLUMBIA: At UBC, The Future of Food is Growing Just Steps From The Dining Hall
UBC students are getting a taste of the future of local food production. On Oct. 6, UBC Food Services will harvest leafy greens from a compact indoor growing pod at the UBC Orchard Commons dining hall and serve them through campus dining.
USA - Broadview Hts, Ohio: BBH School Lunch Programs Integrate Hydroponic Gardens to Provide Locally Sourced Foods
The Flex Farm hydroponic growing systems are manufactured by Fork Farms, which provides detailed instructions on their usage.
Lettuce harvested in the system is the most commonly used crop in school lunch programs.
Two Black Teens Launch Mobile Farm to Inspire the Next Generation of Agriculture Enthusiasts
The Mobile Farm is designed as a working classroom on wheels. Participants will be able to see live plants growing in vertical systems, understand how water and nutrients move through modern growing equipment, learn how seeds become mature plants, and experience the complete growing process from germination through harvest.