Uploaded March 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Leveraging the modularity of containerized farms can be a very powerful way to bring better food to local communities all around the world.

As you can see, there’s some serious potential here and it’s exciting stuff!

However, like any new venture, modern farmers need to know what goes into being successful and what challenges they need to prepare for in the process.

In this video, we’re going to cover the main pros and cons of the (used) shipping container form factor. 

Pros:
01:07 Compact & contained
02:06 Cheap & available
02:54 Easy to ship
03:38 Prices decreasing

Cons:
04:31 Not designed to grow plants
05:42 Environmental control difficult
06:57 Structural integrity
08:17 Light & heat antagonistic
10:43 People & workflow issues
12:03 High operational expenses
13:12 Low comparative output

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