Creative Places to Put a Container Farm
Ketchikan Ever Greens in Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
Put your container farm anywhere.
No, really — anywhere. As our network of Freight Farmers continues to expand globally, the range of locations we’ve seen farmers place their containers is growing just as quickly. We don’t just mean backyards and driveways. We’re seeing it all! Scroll to gain some inspiration from the pioneers.
Somewhere really snowy.
Wellington Greens in Guelph, Ontario, Canada
In the middle of the desert.
Tulima Farms in Cairo, Egypt
On top of a mountain.
ICA Supermarket in Åre, Sweden
On top of each other.
MGM Greens in Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Under a highway overpass.
Freight Farms in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
On top of another structure.
Maxi ICA Stormarknad Högskolan in Halmstad, Sweden
In a parking lot.
Pillsbury United Communities in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
In a warehouse.
Wiseacre Farms in Chicago, Illinois, USA (Photo credit: History Channel’s “Modern Marvels”)
In your front yard.
BrightBox Farms in Kodiak, Alaska, USA
In your backyard.
Rogue Lettuce in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
In the middle of the city.
Crate to Plate in London, England
In the middle of nowhere.
Opportunity Farms in Helena, Montana, USA
Yep, anywhere. A site just needs to meet a few basic criteria to be a viable home for a container farm like our Greenery™ S.
A flat, unobstructed plot measuring 50’x10’. The site surface has to support the container farm’s weight (the Greenery S has a gross weight of 8 tons). Asphalt, trap rock, railroad ties, sonotubes, or a concrete pad are all adequate bases.
Your site should also have an electrical source close by. Connection to an energy supply is vital to maintaining the farm’s systems. A generator is also highly recommended as a backup electrical source if you’re putting your farm in an area that regularly experiences power outages. You can also consider powering your farm with solar energy!
You will need access to water. We recommend placing your container farm within 50 feet of a water source to make it easy to hard-plumb or soft-plumb water to your tanks. (You can also opt to bring in water manually — the Greenery S uses less than 5 gallons a day, so it’s doable!) Regardless of the source, be sure to test your water to make sure it is free of bacteria, pathogens, or any other harmful elements.
Finally, your farm’s site will have to get approval from your local zoning board.