Freight Farms: Upcycled Shipping Containers Become Garden Units

Want to grow 400 heads of lettuce a week?  Freight Farms is a new solution for growing food in any geographic location, all within a 40’x  8’ freight container.  The units are equipped with growing equipment and the latest harvest technology necessary for commercial scale agriculture.   The setup provides efficient, year-round growing and will help reduce transportation costs.

The systems uses soilless agriculture setups, and uses solar energy.  Freight containers are a water-tight, weather-proof structure that is capable of withstanding the most extreme weather conditions. Their size and structure provide a versatile, durable and cost effective way to grow food.  Freight farms use less water than traditional agriculture and eliminate the need for pesticides or herbicides.

The company behind the units call them “A local solution for the next generation of global food supply.”The units are designed to be used by a wide variety of users, including institutional foodservice providers, schools, restaurants, farmers, grocery stores, disaster relief efforts, wholesale produce distributors and developing communities.

You can read more about their different units and even order one today if you want to get growing at freightfarms.com
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