You may know what crops you’d like to grow…but how should you package them? Every farmer has preferred methods of packaging — and a journey to figuring out exactly what they are. We’re exploring 8 of the most popular produce packaging types for Freight Farmers and growers beyond the shipping container farming industry, and the customer segments they’re best for.

Business and Operations, Guides, Restaurant/Wholesaler, Small BusinessGuest UserFebruary 25, 2022Farming as a business, vegetable packaging, produce packaging, far, Farmers markets, CSA, produce sales Comments

The Freight Farms Guide to Finding Customers

Thinking about launching a Freight Farms project in your city, town, or community? We’re sharing 5 tried-and-true tips to find customers in four historically successful sales channels: CSA, farmers markets, restaurants, and grocery stores. Learn how to pitch your produce and value propositions to customers in each segment for a successful business plan!

Business and Operations, Guides, Small BusinessGuest UserFebruary 1, 2022Small business, hydroponic shipping container farm, Hydroponic farm, Hydroponic Technology, Farm Technology, farm to table, Farmers markets, CSA Comments

Grow Food Here: Corner Stalk Farm

Shawn and Connie Cooney started careers as farmers in 2013 because they wanted to do something different. After purchasing four Leafy Green Machines, the husband and wife duo launched their new business, Corner Stalk Farm, and became the largest commercial urban farm in the city of Boston.

Worcester State University Installs an LGM™

Earlier this week, Worcester State University installed a Leafy Green Machine on campus to begin serving all local lettuce year-round.

Newest Freight Farmers Target Baltimore

Baltimore probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you think of farming, but that’s all about to change with one of our newest freight farmers, Urban Pastoral.

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In Celebration: National Farmers Market Week

This week is National Farmers Market Week and the timing couldn’t be better, as we celebrate the local food marketplaces strengthening communities across the US, we’d also like to highlight one incredible project that was launched here in Boston.

It's Food Day, Time to Eat Real.

October 24th is a day foodies across the country look forward to every year - it’s an entire day dedicated to celebrating and eating real food, and advocating for positive change in the food system.

We're Talkin Trash...in a Zero Waste Kind of Way

Picture this: the perfect late summer day, an abundance of local food, and thousands of foodies and passersby gathering to enjoy the bounty of regional producers. That was the scene on the Rose Kennedy Greenway this past Sunday afternoon at the Boston Local Food Festival.