Farmer Spotlight

The Timveos-Oxtoby family is committed to bringing fresh food to the arid island of Cyprus! They see their hydroponic farm as a direct way to combat the island’s drought-prone climate and dependence on imported goods!

Robbinsville, New Jersey is the first municipality to add a Freight Farm to their town! The community farm serves the Senior Center, Meals-on-Wheels, and a local food bank. It’s also the center of a huge volunteer and education program that gets the whole town involved with growing their own food.

Pillsbury United Communities food resiliency program lifts up the Minneapolis community and address topics of culture, education, health, policy, and justice. With urban gardens, meal programs, food shelves, a community grocery store, and Freight Farm, Pillsbury has built a holistic food ecosystem to tackle system issues affecting food access.

When Jack Levine first started college at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, he had never heard of container farming, let alone imagined it as a career. Today, he’s paying the experience forward by bringing sustainable indoor farming to schools and organizations around the state.

The Lotus House Farm is an essential piece of the Miami non-profit that has built a residential and resource center for women and children experiencing homelessness. The farm is the source of healthy greens for the community kitchen and an innovative after-school program for children of all ages. With the farm, Lotus House questions what the “shelter” experience is, and how creating a holistic approach can help change lives for the better.

We’re highlighting just four amazing non-profits who are harnessing the power of growing food to empower individuals, nurture bodies, and unify communities. Learn more about their container farming projects!

Freight Farms corporate customers Sodexo, Everlane, SEFCU, and Ford leverage indoor farms as platforms for community health, wellness, nutrition, sustainability, education, and jobs initiatives. See how they each found a unique way to apply innovative hydroponic technology.

Clawson Greens has made the impossible, possible. By growing food indoors using three hydroponic container farms, Dave Ridill has been able to grow fresh greens year-round in Teton Valley, Idaho–a snowy region of the country that typically has a growing season shorter than 3 months. Dave shared his secrets to success with the Freight Farms team in a Q&A!

Running a successful CSA is easier said than done. Expert farmer Sarah Ward shared her experience operating a CSA with Freight Farms in a recent webinar. We summarized the entire conversation so you can start a CSA too.

Around the country, private, public, charter, and vocational schools are looking for ways to add school sustainability initiatives, many turn to container farming as a way to nurture hands-on education in the classroom and good nutrition in the cafeteria.

Saint Joseph’s College is using its campus hydroponic container farm as a platform for student employment and engagement, inspiring students to pursue sustainable lifestyles during and after college.

On July 29th, we hosted a webinar with Hammock Greens to learn how two restaurant industry insiders transitioned into equally successful careers in hydroponic farming, growing their urban farming business in Miami to six farm in just two years.

In 2017, two restaurant industry veterans decided to take local food production into their own hands. Fast-forward two years, their six farms are supplying Miami’s hottest farm-to-table restaurants. We asked co-founders and operators Thomas and Aaron sixteen questions about Hammock Greens.

On May 20th we hosted a webinar with Steve Huntley of Enlightened Crops in Grand Rapids, Michigan. During our conversation, we learned why Steve decided to start farming, the interesting way he discovered Freight Farms, how he leveraged previous business experience into his new venture, and so much more!

After selling their business, Steve and his wife were looking for a new venture that could provide a benefit to the downtown Grand Rapids community. When he saw his friend’s Leafy Green Machine, Steve decided his next career would be in hydroponic farming.

Don Tobul started OD Greens in 2018 to combine hydroponic gardening with his experience as a mental health professional. As a veteran himself, Don saw the opportunity to use container farming as a platform for a business that helps fellow vets gain meaningful work experience.

Maryville University's farm is co-operated by the University and Fresh Ideas, their food service company. In this article, we hear from Maryville’s resident farmer on her role in the farm and other sustainability ideas for schools.

Our head of Client Services, David Harris, teamed up with his brother Travis to launch Brothers in Farms in Georgia! They discuss favorite crops, customer moments that have made their day, and the greatest challenges they have experienced since getting started.