Discover 16 compelling reasons to start container farming today! From becoming your own boss and contributing to your community, to growing fresh, local produce year-round, container farming offers personal, financial, and environmental benefits.

Non-Profit, Small Business, Food for Thought, Education, Business and Operations, Container Farming 101Guest UserOctober 10, 2024Freight Farmscontainer farming, farming resolution, Farming as a business Comments

What to Expect After Purchasing Your Freight Farm: A Step-by-Step Guide

What happens after you purchase a Freight Farm? We've got you covered! This guide will walk you through the key steps from purchase to launch, ensuring a smooth and successful start to your farming operation.

Guides, Small Business, Business and Operations, Meet the TeamGuest UserAugust 30, 2024vertical farming, Farming as a business Comments

Why 2023 Is the Year To Start a Hydroponic Farming Business

We’re examining the latest national and global trends. Good news! They indicate that 2023 is a great year to start hydroponic farming. From food safety to local purchasing and supply chain to healthy eating and environmental sustainability, recent studies and events suggest that now is the time to start a hydroponic farm.

Food for Thought, Small BusinessGuest UserJanuary 5, 2023Supply chain, Health and wellness, Local Food Movement, Local food production, Local food, Sustainability, Small business, Farming as a business, food safety, 2023Comment

8 Steps to Launching Your Farming Business

Anyone can farm! All you need to do is follow this eight-step journey, from crafting a business plan, to training, to growing the business.

Guides, Small Business, Business and OperationsGuest UserAugust 29, 2022Business Development, Small business farms, Freight Farms, Farming as a business, Small business Comments

8 Different Types of Produce Packaging

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

Why 2022 Is the Year to Start Growing Local

National and global trends show that the public is more inclined than ever to eat local and healthily, and environmental conditions are consistently becoming more extreme. Plus, funding related to hydroponics and small food businesses is up! Learn more about why there's never been a better time to start.

Food for Thought, Non-Profit, Small Business, Organization, Inside the Industry, Business and OperationsGuest UserJanuary 4, 2022Farming as a business, Small business, hydroponic vertical growing, Eat Healthy, Sustainability, local produce, Local food economy, Sustainable AgricultureComment

Grower Data: Farming as a Business with the LGM

We share data on how the LGM can help you start farming as a business. We compare the LGM to traditional farming practices when it comes to crop yields, business, and operating expenses, revenue, and pricing.

Business and OperationsCaroline KatsiroubasFebruary 15, 2019Farming as a business, vertical farming in a container, future of food, modern farming, commercial urban farming as a business, Freight Farms Customers, Freight Farmers Comments

Planting an LGM in Wisconsin

What do you picture when you hear the word “farm"? We bet you’re imagining a pastoral scene of rolling hills, maybe some grazing cows and a big red barn, right? Typically that isn’t the case for our freight farmers…until now

Farmer SpotlightCaroline KatsiroubasMarch 10, 2016Farming as a business, farm to table, local food, hydroponic shipping container farm, Hydroponic Technology, hydroponic system for sale, Hydroponics, hydroponics, hydro, Hydroponic Growing System, Hydroponic farm Comments