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Choose Used Containers: Opting for used shipping containers can significantly reduce initial costs. A used container typically costs around $10,000, compared to $35,000 for a new one.
Freight Farms is the world's leading manufacturer of container farming technology with dozens of container farms in use worldwide. If you've ever seen a shipping container farm before, there's a good chance it was one from Freight Farms. They sell their shipping container farming system as The Greenery, previously named The Leafy Green Machine.
Let's begin by saying that shipping container agriculture is one example in a long list of interesting applications for cargo boxes (container homes being the most obvious). And while the most common type of container agriculture is crop farming, there are several options for non-plant agriculture like fish or even protein-rich insects!
Size: Shipping containers are a good size for indoor farming applications. They are wide enough to allow a central walking path with growing areas on each side that are at arm's length front to back.
The idea of using cargo containers for farming has already been explored by inventive companies like Ikea and researcher groups like the MIT Media Lab. And don't forget about unique projects to combine a container and greenhouse into an aquaponics system with natural light.
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