Freight Farms works with Boys & Girls Clubs to create community-centered programs.
Target health and wellness, job skills, mental health, education, and more.
Webinar
How to Activate Community, Donors & Curriculum With a Freight Farm
Hear from a Club with two Freight Farms!
Get concrete tips and tricks in this webinar featuring Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South:
How to leverage funding opportunities
How to engage volunteers
Essentials for farm program sustainability
Curriculum ideas for kids grades K–12+
Access the recording:
“What I need to do is provide kids with food that is healthy and nutritious, and feed kids. That food insecurity piece is key for us, so that’s number one. Number two is I need to promote volunteerism in the community and people giving back and helping others. Lastly, I need to educate people about where their food comes from. Those are the three pillars of our program and what is most important.”
Serve your mission
An engaging platform for growing plants, knowledge, and healthy kids.
Education
Authentic hands-on learning opportunities in an engaging environment
Social Emotional Learning
A platform for youth to connect with peers and adults and learn essential SEL skills
STEM Learning
Make STEM learning fun and tangible
Mental Health
The farm is a safe space for encouraging mental well-being and personal growth
Food Access
Reduce food insecurity by providing steady access to fresh, healthy food
Workforce Development
Give older Club members a valuable employment opportunity working in the farm
Learn about the impact two Freight Farms have had on Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South!
Enhance your Club
Our flagship container farm, the Greenery™ S, can easily be easily integrated into any Club to amplify existing programs or jump-start new initiatives.
Space-efficient
40’ x 8’ x 9.5’, the farm can easily be placed by your Club
-40°F–120°F temperature range
Advanced insulated container means you can grow food year-round in any climate
Automation software
24/7 farm monitoring through our farmhand® automation software, so you can remain focused on the kids
8,800 plant sites
Plants are vertically grown in plant panels equipped with overhead drip irrigation hydroponics until they’re ready for harvest
2+ tons produce
Annual production (up to 6 tons for established operations)
500+ crop varieties
Teach kids to grow with classic varieties like lettuces or experiment with fun, non-traditional crops
5 gallons of water/day
A closed-loop system circulates fortified water in the farm to bring plants all the nutrients and hydration they need
Engaging
Incorporate the farm into your own programming or use our pre-developed curriculum
“We’ve honestly had an overall very positive response when it comes to the kids making salads at the salad bar. They’re usually really into that, especially when we grow things like oakleaf and butterhead lettuce — stuff that’s different colors that they haven’t really seen before.”
Webinar Recording
How to Enhance Programming at Your Boys & Girls Club With a Vertical Farm
Learn from Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South
Recorded: April 3, 2023
BGC of Metro South shares:
How they started their farming program
The impact of their Freight Farms on food access, education, and volunteerism
Managing a Freight Farm as a busy organization
What they’re growing
Education Program Guide & Curriculum
Get our guidance on creating impactful container farm-based programming and access sample lesson plans.
Funding
Grants and partnerships with funders are ideal ways to bring a farm to your organization. Explore potential funding opportunities on our financing page.
Fill out the form to speak with a representative from Freight Farms about bringing a container farm to your Boys & Girls Club!
Also, get access to our BGC Booklet, which dives deeper into our technology and the potential that Freight Farms present for Boys & Girls Clubs.
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Learning & Engagement
Food Access
Workforce Development
Mental Health
Community & Culture
Our Products & Services
Why Freight Farms
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Curriculum development
Budget planning
Operational planning
Crop advising
Letters of support
Training and lifetime support, so that you can operate the farm with ease and involve youth with confidence
Top 7 FAQs From Boys & Girls Clubs
We heard so many great questions from Clubs at the BGCA National Conference. Find the questions and their answers on our blog!