Rethinking the K-12 Cafeteria Menu: A Freight Farms Crop Guide

One of the most promising advancements in campus dining is the incorporation of hydroponics. This method offers numerous benefits, including improved sustainability, enhanced food security, and fresher, more nutritious produce.

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Revolutionizing the Campus Dining Hall Menu: A Freight Farms Crop Guide and Menu for Universities

By integrating crops grown in container farms, universities can revolutionize their dining hall menus with fresh, local produce year-round.

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The Future of Campus Dining: Integrating Hydroponics

One of the most promising advancements in campus dining is the incorporation of hydroponics. This method offers numerous benefits, including improved sustainability, enhanced food security, and fresher, more nutritious produce.

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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!

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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.

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Inaugural stop of the LGM Tour: Gettysburg College

Freight Farms provides a tool for schools to make an immediate impact on their local food supply - simply place one on campus and get growing!

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2015 LGM ON TOUR

Freight Farms is unveiling the newest model of the Leafy Green Machine (LGM for short) and we want to loop you in with the newest and greatest features of the system!

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