Arable Grow has achieved a significant milestone, with their vertically farmed Superfood Salad Mix now on the shelves at Food Lovers Market. For those unfamiliar with what it takes to get a fresh product into a major retailer, the journey began with Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) compliance.

Launched: January 2025, the Bronx, New York

Goal: Bring year-round local food production and cross-disciplinary, place-based learning to an independent school campus in New York City

Students at Lanigan School will soon get their hands dirty while learning about food production and agriculture.

Horizon School Division and Nutrien announced this week a partnership that will see the installation of a hydroponic grow container at the school.

Something truly remarkable is happening at Marble Farms. Yes, you read that correctly — there is a farm thriving at 8,000 feet in elevation. Despite growing in one of the harshest climates, Marble Farms is brilliantly cultivating the seeds of change with the help of an unexpected tool: a Freight Farm.

The Teens for Food Justice Hydroponic Farm at the Urban Assembly Maker Academy is a triumph. 

"With rising food prices and controversy surrounding major retail chains, people are really looking for ways to grow locally. On a community level, there is more interest than ever from schools, municipalities and Indigenous communities for local food solutions," says Alida Burke, co-founder and Chief Financial Officer at Growcer, the Ottawa-based container farming company established ten years ago.

For many livestock producers, the debate is no longer whether hydroponic fodder works. The real question is which container model best fits their operation.

The answer depends on factors such as herd size, daily feed requirements, available space and future growth plans.

On Tuesday, Badger Elementary School unveiled a new indoor hydroponic growing system designed to expand access to fresh produce, strengthen nutrition education and support student wellbeing during a special community event.

The unit fits inside an 8.5-by-24-foot mobile trailer — roughly the size of a shipping container. Inside are three biological reactors, a vertical hydroponic farm, water-polishing hardware, and an autonomous control system.

At Smart Fodder Farms, we work with hydroponic fodder production containers designed for livestock companies that want to reduce their dependence on external feed suppliers, imported forage and logistics costs.

Babylon Micro-Farms works with commercial organizations looking to grow fresh produce directly inside their facilities through hydroponic farming systems designed for year-round indoor cultivation. The company says the conversation around food access is changing across industries traditionally dependent on long supply chains and centralized sourcing models.

A new hydroponic classroom equipped with state-of-the-art growing systems was unveiled at PS 7, the Louis F. Simeone School, in Elmhurst May 14.

The classroom is one of 101 NY Sun Works labs in Queens, part of an investment by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr.

As agricultural technology expands, one challenge remains: a shortage of workers to operate modern farming systems. On Thursday, May 28, participants in the University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s latest Hydroponic Crop Production Certificate Course will graduate as part of a growing effort to build Nevada’s future agriculture workforce through hydroponics education.

Container farms are particularly effective in remote regions because they can be shipped nearly anywhere and begin producing quickly without requiring extensive infrastructure. Arctic communities can grow leafy greens year-round, far-flung military installations can reduce imported produce dependence, island resorts can produce herbs and greens onsite, and disaster-prone regions are able to maintain food production after storms.

The company registered the design of its CLF vertical growing container with the EUIPO ahead of broader commercial expansion. The jury described the container as a modular, decentralised system designed to support local tree cultivation in controlled environments, contributing to environmental awareness and community engagement.

A Smart Fodder Farms container allows livestock companies to start producing fresh hydroponic fodder directly on-site, inside a controlled and automated production module. The system is designed to germinate and grow cereals and legumes under controlled humidity, temperature, irrigation and lighting conditions, producing fresh green fodder with high palatability and digestibility.

The Altgeld Gardens community on the city’s south side is now home to a farm without acres of dirt.  The growing of produce takes place inside a 500-square-foot hydroponic container, (a transformed shipping container).  The work being performed by the students inside of the hydroponic container is changing the look of traditional farming. 

As growers face challenges from limited land, unstable climate conditions, labor pressure, and the need for a stable food supply, container farms are becoming a practical option for modern agriculture. Aurlant has developed a series of container farm solutions designed to help growers produce crops in controlled environments with more flexible space use and year-round operation.