Why Food Safety is Essential for Vertical Farming Success

Discover how following food safety protocols in vertical farming can boost customer trust, protect your produce, and help your business thrive. Learn key practices that make your Freight Farm a reliable source of fresh, safe, and market-ready crops.

Business and Operations, GuidesGuest UserOctober 25, 2024hydroponic shipping container farm, marketing, Controlled environment agriculture, grant fundingComment

How to Leverage Local Resources to Maximize the Impact of Your Freight Farm

Discover how to maximize your Freight Farm’s success by connecting with local resources, building community partnerships, recruiting top talent, and securing funding. Learn actionable steps to expand your farm's impact today!

Business and Operations, GuidesGuest UserOctober 24, 2024hydroponic shipping container farm, marketing, Controlled environment agriculture, grant fundingComment

How to Market a Freight Farm Like a Pro

Learn expert strategies to market your Freight Farm, build a strong online presence, engage with your community, and grow your business with sustainable local produce

Business and Operations, GuidesGuest UserOctober 22, 2024hydroponic shipping container farm, marketing, Controlled environment agriculture Comments

Farming in Extreme Climates is Easy with Controlled Environment Agriculture

Ever wonder how Freight Farmers around the world all grow food year-round, regardless of the season or conditions? The secret is advanced climate control and insulation to create a perfect controlled environment agriculture platform for indoor farming. Thanks to these systems, Freight Farms can continue to grow, even in extreme heat or surrounded by piles of snow.

Guides, Greenery Guide, From the Farm, Container Farming 101Guest UserFebruary 1, 2023container farming, Controlled environment agriculture, Extreme climates Comments

8 Ways to Put Your Container Farm to Good Use

Do you like the idea of becoming a Freight Farmer, but feel held back because you aren’t sure what you’d do with your farm? Not to worry! We’ve compiled a list of just some of the great ways our farmers are using Freight Farms to cultivate fresh produce while also doing good.

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Why Shipping Container Farming?

Shipping container farms allow for anyone to grow food, anywhere. These revolutionary farms are the key to unlocking local food production in every corner of the globe and decentralizing our food system for the future.

Inside the Industry, GuidesGuest UserNovember 23, 2021Shipping container farm, Sustainable food system, Controlled environment agriculture Comments

Find Freight Farm-land with Federal Realty

Freight Farms is thrilled to announce a partnership with Federal Realty Trust to help seamlessly activate underutilized parking spaces on select properties across the United States for fresh food production.

Business and OperationsCaroline KatsiroubasMarch 28, 2017Controlled environment agriculture, container farming, shipping container farm, shipping container farm zoning, vertical shipping container farm, modular farm, Federal Realty, Urban farming, Freight farmers Comments

5 Ways the LGM™ Keeps Warm on Cold Days

You may be wondering how exactly the LGM can grow in such frigid temperatures. Here are 5 features of LGM that enable our freight farmers to grow in cold climates:

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Here's what happened at Freight Farms in 2015

Today there are over 108 freight farmers, in 2 different countries, operating in drastically different climates, growing an enormous amount of local food for their communities.