Our farmers have learned a thing or two about successfully farming as a business. We asked them to share some words of advice for people interested in becoming Freight Farmers...here’s what they had to say!
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We caught up with Lizzy of Bee’s Greens Company to learn more about her island farm and her mission to bring back local food production in Hawaii.
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Learn about Phil Hatcher, a Freight Farmer growing lettuces and herbs for restaurants in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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The Shaws added a Leafy Green Machine™ to their farm in early 2017 to combine their existing soil farm with a full-time hydroponic operation.
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While Andrew Abendshein has always been interested in health and sustainability, he never imagined himself becoming an urban farmer. However, Andrew saw his opportunity to bring fresh and local food production to his hometown of Houston, Texas when he discovered Freight Farms.
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We recently had the opportunity to speak with Andrew about what it takes to start up an urban farming business and find loyal customers in Houston, Texas.
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Social entrepreneur Zach Zeph launched his farming business early in 2016, not only to grow hyper-local produce, but also to provide a social good for his community.
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In a lot of ways, Patrick Stoffer isn't your average 28-year old. To start with, he is a hydroponic farmer.
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In part two of this blog series, we’re breaking down the Question and Answer section of our webinar with Clark University and Sodexo.
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Incorporating a Leafy Green Machine into dining services is a fantastic way to demonstrate a commitment to sustainability, as well as engage with students around food and promote nutrition and wellness.
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In January 2016, Clark University and Sodexo brought the LGM to campus to provide students the freshest greens possible. Since then, their student operator has successfully been growing hyper-local produce just feet from where it's served in Clark's dining hall.
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With the end of Square Roots' first year in sight, we spoke with Resident Entrepreneur Nabeela Lakhani about her experience growing in an LGM, her plans for the future, as well as her thoughts on the food system.
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Sarah Ward uses container farming to bring her community in Nashua New Hampshire fresh and local greens all year–regardless of the season! We asked her seven questions about how she and her husband got started, where they find customers, and what they grow.
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UMass Dartmouth is growing a variety of lettuces that are fed directly to students in the dining halls, traveling just feet away from where they were grown on-site in the LGM.
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In addition to running a farm stand CSA, the Shaws provide area farm-to-table restaurants with leafy greens grown in the Leafy Green Machine year-round.
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We recently spoke to Brittany about her experience being a modern farmer in the middle of the heartland.
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During the Question and Answer section of the webinar, we got quite a few questions geared directly towards Agora Greens and others for Freight Farms specifically. Below find the top 14 questions we received:
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Last week we held a webinar with two freight farmers so they could share their journey to launching a small business with the LGM. We covered everything from market research and financing to what crops to grow and how to reach new customers. Here's a recap!
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Kimbal Musk has a new business idea and it's called Square Roots. This Brooklyn-based urban farming accelerator program will train young entrepreneurs to grow non-GMO food year-round, and use Freight Farms Leafy Green Machines to do it.
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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.
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