Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
Modular Farms is a containerized farming systems company that builds scalable, controlled environment modular farms for growers in any climate.
Like all entrepreneurs, however, they learned many lessons while learning to farm.
We got on a call with Eric Amyot recently, and he remembered back to his struggles as a new farmer. One incident in particular revealed the need for good farm task habits.
One winter day, that played out when the entire farm was frozen and killed.
"Human error plays a huge part in even the most controlled systems," said Eric.
"So if you leave for a long weekend in the middle of winter and it’s -30º (F) outside, and you forget to turn your lights on - which are the only heat source in the farm - things tend to freeze pretty quickly."
The result for Eric, who ignored notifications on his phone during family time, was disastrous.
"Coming back after a long weekend... to find out when you open the door that everything in your farm is dead and it’s going to take you four months to get up and running - that would be a really good example of chaos.”
While a moment or two of chaos is inevitable for most new farmers, Eric hopes that his example will help guide new farmers to avoid similar problems!
One way for new farmers to eliminate the majority of forgetful mistakes is by using checklists to build intentional habits.
Most farmers have a routine when they check into the farm, conduct maintenance, and then check out again. Having written checklists solidifies these routines.
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Connect with us:
Website: zipgrow.com
Facebook: facebook.com/ZipGrowTM
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/zipgrow-inc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zipgrowinc
Instagram: instagram.com/zipgrowinc
Modular Farms is a containerized farming systems company that builds scalable, controlled environment modular farms for growers in any climate.
Like all entrepreneurs, however, they learned many lessons while learning to farm.
We got on a call with Eric Amyot recently, and he remembered back to his struggles as a new farmer. One incident in particular revealed the need for good farm task habits.
One winter day, that played out when the entire farm was frozen and killed.
"Human error plays a huge part in even the most controlled systems," said Eric.
"So if you leave for a long weekend in the middle of winter and it’s -30º (F) outside, and you forget to turn your lights on - which are the only heat source in the farm - things tend to freeze pretty quickly."
The result for Eric, who ignored notifications on his phone during family time, was disastrous.
"Coming back after a long weekend... to find out when you open the door that everything in your farm is dead and it’s going to take you four months to get up and running - that would be a really good example of chaos.”
While a moment or two of chaos is inevitable for most new farmers, Eric hopes that his example will help guide new farmers to avoid similar problems!
One way for new farmers to eliminate the majority of forgetful mistakes is by using checklists to build intentional habits.
Most farmers have a routine when they check into the farm, conduct maintenance, and then check out again. Having written checklists solidifies these routines.
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Connect with us:
Website: zipgrow.com
Facebook: facebook.com/ZipGrowTM
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/zipgrow-inc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zipgrowinc
Instagram: instagram.com/zipgrowinc
