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

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.

Farmer Spotlight, Small BusinessEmma MarksJune 8, 2017Hydroponics, Sustainable Agriculture, Farm-To-Table, Family Farm, Leafy Green Machine, Freight Farms CustomersComment

Grow Food Here: Corner Stalk Farm

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.

Spotlight on Shaggy Bear Farm in Bozeman, Montana

One of our newest farmers is no stranger to farming and the importance of locally grown food. For Kim Curren, owner of Shaggy Bear Farm in Bozeman, Montana, becoming a freight farmer seemed like a natural next step for her, and her farming venture is a culmination of everything she’s done.

Farmer Spotlight, Small BusinessFreight Farms BlogApril 19, 2016Local farm, Local food, Freight Farms Customers, freight farms, Fruits and vegetables, Fresh produce Comments

UMass Dartmouth Joins the Freight Farms Network

Today we deployed a second Leafy Green Machine to yet another university campus in Massachusetts. Welcome UMass Dartmouth to the Freight Farms network!

Farmer SpotlightCaroline KatsiroubasNovember 20, 2015Freight Farmers, Freight Farms Customers, Freight Farms, Urban Agriculture, Urban Farm, UMass Dartmouth, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Freight Farm to School, farm to table, Farm to School, Green university, Green Schools, Global Food System, Ag tech, Sustainable UniversityComment

Worcester State University Installs an LGM™

Earlier this week, Worcester State University installed a Leafy Green Machine on campus to begin serving all local lettuce year-round.

VET VEGGIES

We’d like to formally introduce you to Jerry Martin, owner of Vet Veggies and our first Veteran freight farmer.

Freight Farms Goes to College!

We’re thrilled to finally announce the first university campus to integrate the Leafy Green Machine into their dining operations. Stony Brook University in New York is already a leader in sustainability, but decided to take things a step further by growing food right next to its dining hall.

Farmer SpotlightCaroline KatsiroubasAugust 14, 2015Farm equipment, Hydroponics, Hydroponic farm, Health and wellness, Hands-on learning, Hydroponic Growing System, Hydroponic Technology, Shipping container farm, Stony Brook University, Dining Services, Sustainable University, Sustainable Schools, sustainable innovation, Sustainable Dining, Leafy Green Machine, Locavore, Local food production, Local Food Movement, Real Food Challenge, Real Food, Recycle, Innovation, Innovative Schools, Sustainable food system, Sustainable Agriculture, su, Upcycling, Urban Farm, Urban Agriculture, Freight Farms Customers, Feeding the future, indoor agriculture, Clean Greens, Reduce waste, Food education, Farm to School, Farm in a Box, Food miles, Freight Farm to School, Agriculture technology, Agriculture Innovation, Ag tech, Local producers, local food, Local Food System, LGM 2015, Local farm, Sustainability education, Sustainability, sustainable future, Sustainable Food Hub, Container Farm, Cloud-connected farm, vertical farming in a container, vertical shipping container farm, vertical farming, vertical farming in a shipping container farm, vertical hydroponic growing, vertical hydroponics, vertical hydroponic farm, vertical farmComment

In Celebration: National Farmers Market Week

This week is National Farmers Market Week and the timing couldn’t be better, as we celebrate the local food marketplaces strengthening communities across the US, we’d also like to highlight one incredible project that was launched here in Boston.