Bees Greens Co is bringing food security to Hawaii

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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How do we feed 7 billion people?

We explore the technological advancements that transformed agriculture over the past 300 years, and made it possible for over seven billion people to populate our planet!

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Growing independence–how container farms can help islands become self-sufficient

Can modern container farming technology reduce island dependence on imported food? We believe it can! First, however, we need to be able to understand the problem at hand.

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Grow Anything in a Container Farm: Unlock Your Farming Potential

Have you accidentally killed every plant you’ve ever tried to grow? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. But now you can put your plant woes behind you with our comprehensive guide to growing anything in your container farm!

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Freight Farms Brings Greens to the Big Apple

A Freight Farms container arrived suddenly at the bustling intersection of Houston and Lafayette in the early morning of April 30th, bringing something futuristic and unexpected to a previously empty parking lot.

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Growing local year-round in Nova Scotia

Learn about Phil Hatcher, a Freight Farmer growing lettuces and herbs for restaurants in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Exciting Farming Opportunities for the Modern World

We explore farming business opportunities of the 21st century and a generation of young and tech-savvy farmers that are going to feed the world in new and unexpected ways. From Square Roots in Brooklyn, to Amazon, to Freight Farms, to NASA, the future of farming is looking bright.

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Webinar Recap: Karma Farm

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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Webinar Recap: Acre in a Box

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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Redefining Houston's local food scene

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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Creating An Inclusive Jobs Program with Container Farming

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.

Farmer Spotlight, Small Business, Non-ProfitEmma MarksSeptember 7, 2017 Comments

8 Questions with Patrick Stoffer

In a lot of ways, Patrick Stoffer isn't your average 28-year old. To start with, he is a hydroponic farmer.

Webinar Recap Part II: Freight Farming on Campus Q&A

In part two of this blog series, we’re breaking down the Question and Answer section of our webinar with Clark University and Sodexo.

Webinar Recap: Freight Farming on Campus

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.

Freight Farmer Q&A: Clark University

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.

Podcasts to Grow Your Knowledge

These 10 podcasts offer stories, news, and research on the latest food and agriculture news. Happy listening!

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Freight Farmer Q&A: Nabeela Lakhani

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.

Oasis Springs Runs A CSA in Every Season

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.

Freight Farmer Q&A: UMass Dartmouth

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.

Farmer Spotlight, Education, Organization, Org. OwnedEmma MarksJune 19, 2017Higher Ed, Freight Farms, Leafy Green Machine, LettuceComment

Freight Farmer Q&A: Karma Farm

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.