News About Farming in Shipping Containers & Limited Indoor Spaces

The Future of Vertical Farming

The latest market analysis report titled "Vertical Farming Market by Crop Type and Geography — Forecast and Analysis 2022-2026," predicts the market to witness a potential growth difference of $6.70 billion from 2021 to 2026

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Cambridge Trust Provides $12 Million Debt Facility To support Freight Farms' Growth

With a talented management team and well-designed products serving a critical need, we believe Freight Farms is poised to transform agriculture over the years ahead as sustainability and access to quality produce become ever more important."

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Mobile Farmers Market Sees Skyrocketing Demand Due To Food Insecurity, Rising Grocery Prices

Urban Growers Collective’s Fresh Moves runs five days a week and makes several stops — all at least an hour — at locations across the city’s South and West sides, including South Chicago, Avalon Park, Englewood, and Fuller Park

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USA - CALIFORNIA: CSUN Students Grow Robust Vegetable Crops Inside A Freight Container

Freight Farms containers are used in 38 countries and all but one hold-out state in the U.S. “We are fighting mightily to get into North Dakota,” Vanzura said. “I think we are getting close

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VIDEO: It's Not Too Late: The Future of Farming?

ABC News’ Ginger Zee reports on what could be an important part of the future of farming and how possible solutions for food scarcity may lie inside shipping containers

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Bringing Food Production Indoors: Some Examples

Last month the Indoor Agtech Innovation Summit was held in New York City. It featured the technologies and businesses associated with “Controlled Environment Agriculture,” or CEA which includes everything from greenhouses that still utilize sunlight to “vertical farms” that are completely independent of the outdoor environment

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Modular Hydroponic Farms From ACTX Can Turn Anyone Into A Farmer

GrowPods can be placed virtually anywhere and can grow the equivalent of three acres of traditional farmland in an automated environment that can be controlled and monitored remotely

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Feeding And Teaching The Future

The Growcer, uses hydroponics (nutrient-rich water instead of soil and special plant lights instead of sun) and stacks plants to grow more lettuce, kale, spinach, and herbs in smaller spaces

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What Are The Benefits of Container Farming?

Container farms allow people to connect their community to produce that is healthy and fresh - where food travels for minutes, not miles

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US (TX): CEA Advisors Partners With Celebrity Chef To Build Hybrid Facility

Glenn Behrman, President of CEA Advisors, is a 50-year veteran of the horticulture industry. He and Franchesca became friends a few years ago when they unsuccessfully attempted to place a Growtainer next to Dive Coastal in Snider Plaza

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A Container Farm Is The Perfect Platform

Described as “the perfect platform for making access to local food possible anywhere in the world, 365 days a year”, a container farm can operate in virtually any location; from the densest of cities to the remote, harsh environments of food deserts

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