Talk:Freight Farms

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* Specific text to be added or removed:

• Introduction paragraphs under "Freight Farms" header — change to: Freight Farms is a Boston-based agriculture technology company and was the first to manufacture and sell "container farms": hydroponic farming systems built inside intermodal freight containers. Freight Farms also develops farmhand, a hydroponic farm management and automation software platform. The company has installed more than 550 farms around the world, on behalf of individuals, entrepreneurs, educational and corporate campuses, and soil farmers, creating the largest connected network of hydroponic farmers in the world.

• Remove paragraph: In 2018 the company announced Grown by Freight Farms, an on-site farming service for institutions and organizations that would benefit from food grown on-site, but would prefer not to staff their own container farm internally.
• The Greenery paragraph, edit to past tense: Freight Farms' next-generation container farm was conceptualized based on feedback from existing farmers, and organized around three design goals: better yields, improved sustainability, and more IoT-connected automation. Improving on the technology and design of its predecessor, the crop columns and LED array are replaced by plant panels and LED panels respectively, which can slide laterally to accommodate larger crops or in-row farming work. The output of the LED array was also upgraded, meaning plants grow more quickly, and the seedling table was upgraded to supply the farm with sufficient seedlings.
• The Greenery paragraph, add sentence at end: In April 2021, Freight Farms released the Greenery S, the next generation of Greenery farms.
• Add section after The Greenery called The Greenery S, with paragraph: The Greenery S is an improvement on the Greenery, with new features like a user-centric workstation, power modes, and proprietary intense LEDs. The workstation includes functional and streamlined features like a multi-functional LED bar, for illumination and plant spacing guidance, and built-in Bluetooth speakers. The power mode settings allow farm operators to select between Eco (which prioritizes efficiency by reducing power consumption), Performance (which prioritizes plant growth for higher yields), and Standard (which balances the two). Farmers can grow up to six tons of food annually in one 320 sq. ft Greenery S farm.
• Farmhand section key features, Webcam Connectivity title and blurb, change to: Camera Connectivity — Feeds from multiple in-farm cameras.
• Farmhand section key features, add four: Recipes – A collection of one-click farm settings and timing for growing certain crops; Community – Connection to a forum of the worldwide network of Freight Farmers; Knowledge Base – A collection of articles on hydroponic farming and growing in Freight Farms’ farms; Academy – A series of video lessons to help new farmers learn how to container farm
• Grown section, change to past tense and add sentence on status of program: Grown by Freight Farms (or "Grown") was an on-site farming service offered by Freight Farms and intended for medium and large institutions like educational campuses, office parks, retail locations, hospitals, and residential buildings. In contrast to an outright container farm purchase, Grown clients subscribed to the service for a period of time. Freight Farms, in turn, installed one or more container farms at the desired location, employed a farmer to manage the day-to-day operation of that farm, and delivered the resulting produce to the subscriber. Delivery came in two types: "Grown to Share", a CSA program managed by Freight Farms, or "Grown to Supply", which is simple produce delivery to a kitchen, prep station, or other destination. Freight Farms temporarily suspended the Grown farming service in 2019.

* Reason for changes:

• Change "retrofitted" to "built" because Freight Farms are now made in new shipping containers, rather than used retrofitted containers

• Change "200" to "550" to update for current numbers

• Remove paragraph on Grown and change Grown section to past tense because Freight Farms does not currently run Grown.
• Greenery paragraph put in past tense and sentence added because Freight Farms has a more current model of farm.
• Greenery S section added to explain Freight Farms' current model of farm.
• Farmhand features updated to account for technology updates through app development.

* References supporting changes:

• Freight Farms About Us Page w/ company stats: https://www.freightfarms.com/company
• Freight Farms Greenery S Page: https://www.freightfarms.com/greenery-s
• Quote from Freight Farms FAQ page: "The Greenery S comes with three pre-set LED power modes, so the operator can choose which one suits their goals best. Eco Mode average energy usage is around 168 kWh per day. Standard Mode average energy usage is around 191 kWh per day. Performance Mode average energy usage is around 231 kWh per day."
• Freight Farms farmhand page: https://www.freightfarms.com/farmhand

Katiefreightfarms (talk) 15:14, 4 November 2022 (UTC)