Could The Future Of Urban Farming Be Found Inside Of An Old Shipping Container? | ThinkProgress

That’s because Bissanti is one of more than 50 farmers across the country growing produce in refrigerated shipping containers known as Leafy Green Machines, created by the Boston-based start-up Freight Farms. Outfitted with vertical hydroponics and LED light systems, the Leafy Green Machines are 320 square-foot self-contained farming units that can grow as much produce as two acres of farmland using less water per day than the average American needs for a single shower...
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/02/04/3742678/freight-farms-local-urban-farming/