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Earth911 Podcast: Freight Farms' Jake Felser on Hydroponic Agriculture and Container Farming
Earth911 Podcast: Freight Farms' Jake Felser on Hydroponic Agriculture and Container Farming
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jul 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Earth911 talks with Jake Felser, Chief Technology Officer at Freight Farms about the company's "complete farming system inside a box.” It’s a very big box that includes climate controls and monitoring systems to make faming easy for anyone to do. Freight Farms builds and delivers shipping containers converted into highly efficient hydroponic farms that use LED lighting to grow and deliver fresh produce year-round. Jake discusses the cost of getting started, how many people are needed to run the farm, and how it the built-in automation helps farmers plan a profitable business. Grocers, restaurants, communities and small farms are using Freight Farms installations at 350 farms in 49 states and 32 countries. The company says most of its customers are new to agriculture and operate right in the urban and rural communities they serve.Growing and distributing vegetables locally is one of the most effective ways to lower our society’s carbon footprint. While agriculture contributes about 10% of the U.S. greenhouse gas emissions each year, the majority of that is from raising animals. By increasing our consumption of locally grown vegetables, we can improve local health and reduce overall emissions from transportation. It’s not easy to grow food in most cities using traditional methods. The introduction of container farms and vertical farming inside buildings can reshape food deserts and create economic opportunity. To learn more, visit FreightFarms.com.
Released:
Jul 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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