The Freight Farms Guide to Finding Customers

Thinking about launching a Freight Farms project in your city, town, or community? We’re sharing 5 tried-and-true tips to find customers in four historically successful sales channels: CSA, farmers markets, restaurants, and grocery stores. Learn how to pitch your produce and value propositions to customers in each segment for a successful business plan!

Business and Operations, Guides, Small BusinessGuest UserFebruary 1, 2022Small business, hydroponic shipping container farm, Hydroponic farm, Hydroponic Technology, Farm Technology, farm to table, Farmers markets, CSA Comments

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.

Farmer Spotlight, Small BusinessEmma MarksSeptember 12, 2017Acre in a Box, Houston, Urban farming, farm to table Comment

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.

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