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May 8, 2021
The inside of the Greenery S uses red and blue LED lights that are set to the most efficient wavelength to promote plant growth. Photo Courtesy of Freight Farms
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Farm in a Box
For those who want to start a farm but live in a city, a desert or perpetually cold region, this company will help you grow produce inside a shipping container.
The Greenery S is the latest generation of Freight Farms’ hydroponic farm, inside a 320-square-foot shipping container. It can grow several acres worth of food year-round, in a largely automated and highly efficient system, for $139,000. The vertical farms, which can grow food like spinach, basil and radishes, currently operate in 350 locations around the world.