Integrate a Greenery™ container farm into your curriculum, cafeteria, and campus sustainability initiatives.
Enhance the experience of students and staff at your school with a campus container farm.
“If someone proposes the idea of dropping one of these on campus, the community feedback, the impact on the kids who’ve really accessed this as their pathway — they have all been more positive than we would have ever imagined.”
— Michael Weaver, Mountain Vista High School Principal
Join the growing network of schools with a Freight Farm!
Grow Your Sustainability
74% of students
say a college’s environmental commitment affects their decision
365 days a year
eliminate seasonal and logistical barriers to sourcing fresh food during the school year by growing food on campus
22 million pounds
food wasted each year on college campuses — fresher greens mean less waste
Grow on campus to feed students and staff local food year-round and boost your school sustainability initiatives
See how other schools have done it in our case studies →
“Green” your campus
✓ The greenest, cleanest produce
✓ Grow food with 99% less water and no chemicals
✓ Partner with students and faculty from other departments or grow the food yourself
✓ Eliminate long-distance shipping
✓ Harvest produce just prior to serving for optimal nutrition and freshness
“We’re just excited to have fresh produce that is created here locally. It really feeds into what we want to do as a campus in our sustainability efforts: to make sure students are aware of how far that food traveled and the fact that we didn’t have to ship it in from somewhere.”
— Glenn Loughridge, Auburn University Director of Campus Dining & Concessions
A Hands-On Learning Tool
81% of high school dropouts
say relevant, real-world learning opportunities would have kept them in high school
6% improvement in test scores
in classes with active learning vs. traditional lectures
11% projected growth
of STEM jobs from 2020–2030
Get your students out from behind their desks and engage them in kinesthetic learning in this unique and dynamic learning space
Learn more on how to bring a farm to your students with our Farm on Campus booklet
Curriculum that applies to a variety of subjects and skills
✓ Provide an opportunity for hands-on activities and nontraditional learning
✓ Put lessons into practice
✓ Social emotional learning and soft skills
Access our Education Program Guide & Curriculum for guidance on adding container farms into curriculums
See how other schools have implemented Freight Farms as classrooms
“I’m really glad I was able to have this experience — it really helped me get into high school and understand how to navigate it better. I think I would not be quite where I am right now without this class.”
— Kimberly, Mountain Vista High School Student
Resources
Case Studies
Learn from schools and programs using Freight Farms as educational tools.
Case Studies Gallery
More Helpful Resources:
K-12 Funding Guide
A resource for Federal and State Grants, and school level funding options
Education Program Guide & Curriculum
Guidance on impactful container farm-based learning and sample lesson plans
Crops
So, what can you grow for your cafeteria in a campus farm?
Webinars
On-demand interviews with school and university farmers
Blogs
More inspiration on how to use Freight Farms at schools
Videos
Highlights of schools using Freight Farms for education and fresh food access
Grow on Campus Booklet
Learn more about how a campus farm can bring learning opportunities and sustainable food production directly to your school.
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