Freight Farms Runs App-Powered IoT Farming on Heroku IoT network connects a fleet of hydroponic farms built inside upcycled shipping containers What is a farm? Who is a farmer? The local food movement is changing the way we think about all aspects of food production. Consumers demand locally grown, sustainably produced food with minimal impact to the environment. But for city dwellers, “local” food may still have to travel hundreds of miles to get to our plates. In 2010, the founders of Freight Farms re-imagined urban farming with these fundamental questions in mind. A farm could be a mobile indoor growing environment placed in any open space within a city or suburb. A farmer could come from a small business, non-profit, restaurant or hotel, university or school, or corporate campus. The c

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