News About Farming in Shipping Containers & Limited Indoor Spaces
USA - PRESCOTT, WISCONSIN: The District Received a $10,000 Grant From Marshfield Clinic and Security Health Plan To Install Two Hydroponic “Flex Farms.”
The district received a $10,000 grant from Marshfield Clinic and Security Health Plan to install two hydroponic “flex farms.”
The system will grow leafy greens year-round, supplying up to 75% of the high school salad bar’s lettuce, reducing costs, conserving water, and providing hands-on learning opportunities for students.
USA - NORTH DAKOTA: 55 Schools to Receive Grants For Hydroponic Farms
Fifty-five schools across North Dakota are receiving grants from the state’s Department of Agriculture (NDDA) to create hydroponic garden systems.
The NDDA offered its Farm to School hydroponics garden grant in order to help students learn about local food and how it’s grown.
USA - IOWA - VIDEO: GROW Kazimour Collaborates With Metro High School Students To Build Hydroponic System
GROW (Growing Real Opportunities for Work) at Kazimour Farm & Orchard is making strides in Cedar Rapids by providing horticultural education that creates meaningful employment for local students, as well as individuals with disabilities, while addressing community food insecurity.
USA - MICHIGAN: Gladstone Students Practice Agriculture in Pilot Program
Agricultural science, taught by Mrs. Michelle (“Shelley”) Shurlow, is underway at Gladstone High School for the very first year.
Currently an elective, the class gives a group of students education on various elements of agriculture through hands-on experience, guest speakers, field trips, and online learning.
USA - INDIANA: Live Well Kosciusko Expands Garden Initiative To 6 Locations
Live Well Kosciusko is expanding its Tower Garden Initiative in 2026 by bringing fresh, locally grown produce and hands-on learning to six locations across the county.
This initiative began as a pilot project at Combined Community Services, made possible through a grant from AWS Foundation and Cardinal Services.
JAMAICA: Manchester Schools Benefiting From Hydroponics
Two secondary schools in Manchester are set to see the benefits from the use of vertical hydroponic towers in the enhancement of agricultural programmes for students.
The schools namely, Manchester High and Holmwood Technical High, were presented with the towers on Thursday during a handing over ceremony in Mandeville.
USA - MICHIGAN: Ubly FFA Receives Glassbrook Grant to Expand Hands-On Agriculture Learning
The Ubly FFA Chapter was one of 11 schools awarded Glassbrook grant funding to support hands-on agricultural education.
The chapter wrote a grant to purchase Tower Gardens, a vertical farming and hydroponics system, for use in the school and greenhouse.
USA - WYOMING: From Schoolhouse to Greenhouse: Urban Farm Takes Root in North Casper
After North Casper Elementary School closed its doors, the Casper Housing Authority bought the building and made a promise to the school district: to turn it into something positive.
That's how Urban Thistle Farm was born, and its mission is to alleviate the food desert in North Casper.
USA: Arkansas University and School District Launch Hydroponic Career Pathway
As reported by KATV Channel 8, the Hydroponic Plant Systems Career Pathway aims to help prepare Arkansas students for careers in agriculture and STEM through hands-on experience and education in hydroponics.
Additionally, the system will introduce students to robotics and automation tools and leverage AI to analyze and optimize crop data and performance, respectively.
Greens Grow in Circles - NASA Funded Research Inspires Home Indoor Farming Tech
NASA has been a pioneer in the field of indoor farming for decades and collaborates often with outside institutions.
For more than 40 years, Purdue University in Indiana has received funding from and collaborated with NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, as part of the agency’s Specialized Center of Research and Training program to explore methods of growing plants under electric light.
USA - WYOMING - Lettuce to Lunch Line at Lander Valley High
(Lander, WY) – Students in a freshman year agriculture class at Lander Valley High School harvested over 30 pounds of lettuce this week after growing it entirely inside their classroom.
The greens were delivered to the cafeteria and served in school lunches for teachers and students the following day.
USA - OHIO: Lebanon Schools' New Hydroponic Garden Brings Fresh Vegetables and Opportunities
The school’s child nutrition team recently started experimenting with two vertical hydroponic growing systems.
"It started as like kind of a pipe dream idea over the summer," said the school's child nutrition coordinator, Megan Grippa. "We had someone from Fork Farms, where we purchased our hydroponic farms from, speak at my conference and I heard a little bit of her speech and was kind of inspired."
Pilot Study Links Indoor Vegetable Gardening to Reduced Depression in Cancer Patients
A new pilot study suggests that engaging in indoor hydroponic gardening can improve mental well-being and quality of life for adults undergoing cancer treatment.
The findings indicate that this accessible form of nature-based intervention offers a practical strategy for reducing depression and boosting emotional functioning in patients.
Green Our Planet Partners With Fork Farms to Transform STEM Education Through Hydroponics in Schools Nationwide
Green Our Planet, the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of school garden and hydroponics STEM programs announced a major national partnership with Fork Farms today, the Wisconsin-based impact-tech company redefining indoor agriculture. Together, the two organizations will expand access to hydroponic laboratories and hands-on STEM learning for students across the United States.
USA: Penn State University - New Webinar Series Teaches Basics of Hydroponic Production
Penn State Extension will offer a five-week webinar series titled Basics of Hydroponic Production every Wednesday from February 18 through March 18, 2026, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. EST. This lunchtime series is designed to introduce participants to the core principles of growing vegetables without soil. Key topics include hydroponic systems, lighting, climate control, nutrient and water quality management, insect and disease management, microgreens, and food safety.
USA - ARKANSAS - VIDEO: Jacksonville Students Grow Food and Community Through Hydroponic Program, JR MANRRS Club
At Jacksonville Lighthouse Charter School, students are learning science beyond the textbook by growing plants indoors through a student-led hydroponic program, JR MANRRS Club, or Jr. Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences Club, which also gives back to the community.
The soil-free growing system allows students to cultivate vegetables using water, light and carefully monitored nutrients.
Luya Tech Inc. Unveils AI-Powered Microgreens Nutrition System At CES 2026
Luya Tech Inc., a Princeton-based artificial intelligence technology company, announced the launch of what it describes as the world’s first AI-powered microgreens nutrition system at CES 2026.
The system is designed to enable households to grow fresh microgreens at home with minimal effort while focusing on nutritional outcomes.
USA - OHIO: Hydroponics Program Growing at Buckeye Local High School
Buckeye Local Jr./Sr. High School is taking the term “farm to table” to new heights by establishing its own sustainable venture to supply freshly grown produce through its new hydroponics system.
The BLHS FFA and junior high building are housing three commercial-grade hydroponics towers that were acquired in November with a $35,000 Grow Ohio Grant from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.

