Creative Places to Put a Container Farm

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ketchikan Ever Greens Container Farm

Ketchikan Ever Greens in Ketchikan, Alaska, USA

Put your container farm anywhere.

No, really — anywhere. As our network of Freight Farmers continues to expand globally, the range of locations we’ve seen farmers place their containers is growing just as quickly. We don’t just mean backyards and driveways. We’re seeing it all! Scroll to gain some inspiration from the pioneers.


Somewhere really snowy.

Wellington Greens Container Farm in Snow

Wellington Greens in Guelph, Ontario, Canada

In the middle of the desert.

Tulima Farms container farm in desert

Tulima Farms in Cairo, Egypt

 

On top of a mountain.

ICA living plant wall in front of ski mountain

ICA Supermarket in Åre, Sweden

On top of each other.

MGM Greens 2 container farms stacked

MGM Greens in Montgomery, Alabama, USA

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Under a highway overpass.

Freight Farm under highway overpass

Freight Farms in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

On top of another structure.

Maxi ICA container farm on top of building

Maxi ICA Stormarknad Högskolan in Halmstad, Sweden

 
 
 

In a parking lot.

Pillsbury United Communities farm in parking lot

Pillsbury United Communities in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

In a warehouse.

Wiseacre Farms in warehouse with farmer in front

Wiseacre Farms in Chicago, Illinois, USA (Photo credit: History Channel’s “Modern Marvels”)

 
 
 
 

In your front yard.

BrightBox Farms Container Farm in front yard

BrightBox Farms in Kodiak, Alaska, USA

In your backyard.

Rogue Lettuce Farm in backyard

Rogue Lettuce in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA

 

In the middle of the city.

Crate to Plate farm in city

Crate to Plate in London, England

In the middle of nowhere.

Container Farm on plains with mountains in background

Opportunity Farms in Helena, Montana, USA

 
 
 

 

Yep, anywhere. A site just needs to meet a few basic criteria to be a viable home for a container farm like our Greenery™ S. 

A flat, unobstructed plot measuring 50’x10’. The site surface has to support the container farm’s weight (the Greenery S has a gross weight of 8 tons). Asphalt, trap rock, railroad ties, sonotubes, or a concrete pad are all adequate bases.

Your site should also have an electrical source close by. Connection to an energy supply is vital to maintaining the farm’s systems. A generator is also highly recommended as a backup electrical source if you’re putting your farm in an area that regularly experiences power outages. You can also consider powering your farm with solar energy!

You will need access to water. We recommend placing your container farm within 50 feet of a water source to make it easy to hard-plumb or soft-plumb water to your tanks. (You can also opt to bring in water manually — the Greenery S uses less than 5 gallons a day, so it’s doable!) Regardless of the source, be sure to test your water to make sure it is free of bacteria, pathogens, or any other harmful elements.

Finally, your farm’s site will have to get approval from your local zoning board

So, think outside the box! One of the great things about container farming is its ability to grow food in spaces where you normally couldn’t — get creative and have fun with the process! Our team is here to help you brainstorm and to support you every step of the way.