Shawn and Connie Cooney started careers as farmers in 2013 because they wanted to do something different. After purchasing four Leafy Green Machines, the husband and wife duo launched their new business, Corner Stalk Farm, and became the largest commercial urban farm in the city of Boston.

Grow Food Here

Meet the pioneers changing the way we think about our food. They are reshaping the landscape in their local communities, and advocating for positive change in our food system by choosing to grow.

Cultivating A New Generation of Farmers

National Farm to School Month is a time to celebrate stories of farm to school success and innovation across the country. To celebrate we’re spotlighting two school projects that have been hard at work transforming the food landscape on their campuses.

Farmer SpotlightCaroline KatsiroubasOctober 27, 2015Farm in a Box, Farm to School, Farm Technology, Feeding the future, Next generation science standards, next generation farmers, vertical farm, Food education, Food production, Sustainable Schools, Boston urban farm, Boston Latin Leafy Green Machine, Boston Latin SchoolComment

Boston Students Get Hands-on Agricultural Experience

At Boston Latin School, students in the after-school Green Club just got a new toy: their first Freight Farm. Controlled-environment, meet the learning-environment.

ENDING 2014... WITH A SPARK!

We’ve got some big news! We’re thrilled to announce Freight Farms is now partnering with Spark Capital, and it couldn’t be a better match.

Cheers to 100 Years!

As one prominent, locally-based company wraps up their 100th year in business, we’d like to recognize their continued contributions to strengthening the local food economy here in Boston, as well as the whole New England region.

Farmer SpotlightFreight Farms BlogDecember 12, 2014Boston, Boston urban farm, Food hub, Food miles, Freight Farms, Fresh produce, Local food economy, Shipping container farm, Sustainable AgricultureComment

Freight Farm-to-School

Located in the heart of the city of Boston, right down the street from Fenway Park, Boston Latin is pioneering the first farm-to-school project of its kind.

Inside the Industry, Farmer SpotlightCaroline KatsiroubasOctober 29, 2014Ag tech, Agriculture technology, Boston, Boston Latin School, Boston Public School, Boston urban farm, Education, Farm to School, Farming technology, Global Green, Green School Makeover, Hands-on learning, Innovation, local food, National Farm to School Month, Sustainability, Sustainability education, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Schools, Urban ag, Urban Agriculture, Urban Farm, vertical farming in a container, vertical farming, vertical farm, vertical hydroponics, vertical shipping container farm, vertical hydroponic farm, vertical farming in a shipping container farm, vertical hydroponic growing, Shipping container farm, shipping container farm, Hydroponic Growing System, Hydroponic farm, hydro, Hydroponic Technology, hydroponic shipping container farm, hydroponics, Hydroponics, Boston Latin, Boston Latin Leafy Green Machine Comments

It's Food Day, Time to Eat Real.

October 24th is a day foodies across the country look forward to every year - it’s an entire day dedicated to celebrating and eating real food, and advocating for positive change in the food system.

FARMHAND STORE GOES LIVE

We're happy to announce some changes that we've been working on behind the scenes, streamlining the ‘smart farm’ process.

Locally grown, sustainably delivered.

As we’ve settled into our new co-working office space in the Seaport, we have been fortunate to meet some passionate individuals and companies with a desire to make a real impact, one of which is Boston Collective Delivery.

Farmer Spotlight, Inside the IndustryFreight Farms BlogMay 29, 2014Boston, Boston Collective Delivery, Boston Latin School, Boston urban farm, Food hub, Food miles, Freight Farms, Fresh produce, Local farm, local food, Sustainable Agriculture, Urban FarmComment