Dustin Lang walks between the rows that will eventually be planted with lettuce for the hydroponic vertical garden. LED lights cast blue and red light onto the plants for optimal growth. (Heidi ...

"Freight Farms," founded in Boston, Mass. in 2010, was the first company to retrofit large shipping containers into backyard vertical farms. Today, it's the largest producer of vertical farms in the ...

John Lekic is the chef and owner of Farmers & Chefs in Poughkeepsie and vertically grows his own produce for his restaurant in a shipping container on site. He came across the concept of shipping ...

Think about the lettuce on your plate. Chances are, it traveled about 1,500 miles to reach your fork.In the US, lettuce ...

Vertical Roots is the largest hydroponic container farm in the country. They grow and package lettuce varieties and have recently implemented a packaging process that reduces plastic with a resealable ...

WHITEFISH, Mont. — A unique take on farming is bringing fresh leafy greens to the Whitefish community and surrounding areas all season long. Tim and Harline Moyer are the owner of The Farm at River’s ...

Los Angeles-based Local Roots' three farms are no ordinary farms. They're not even outside — but inside three small shipping containers. The startup uses vertical hydroponic farming, a method where ...

Even near some of the busiest cities in the United States, nearly 54 million people have a tough time accessing fresh and healthy food, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. One ...

Vertical Roots, a vertical farming company which grows its leafy greens in repurposed shipping containers year-round, has opened its third indoor farm in Atlanta, Georgia, reducing produce ...

Indoor vertical farming has been around for quite some time, but leading companies in this industry are starting to garner a great deal of attention from the business press even as investors have ...

The Vegetable Co. sits in a shipping container on the edge of a Malaysian parking lot. It’s one of many small farms around the world selling directly to consumers. By Ian Teh and Mike Ives KUALA ...