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The new smaller-sized GrowPod is built into a 20-foot-long insulated shipping container and can be customised to include well-designed features

Advanced Container Technologies, announced it is now shipping a new smaller-sized GrowPod – a specially designed, transportable controlled environment farm.

Some of the world’s largest and best-known resorts are now using controlled environment farms to provide their restaurants and patrons with premium food that not only is free from chemicals, herbicides and pathogens but also can be picked at the peak of flavour and freshness for quality that is better than organic.

The new smaller-sized GrowPod is built into a 20-foot-long insulated shipping container and can be customised to include well-designed features such as a 5-tier / 5-channel growing system with a hand sink, nursery, and prep area. The GrowPod also features a secure entry door with an air curtain, stainless steel worktops, commercial grade flooring and NSF-rated walls, and complete environmental control – accessible through a cloud-based mobile application.

Today, many Caribbean resorts import much of their produce from Miami or from local farmers. But there are limitations to this practice: The trip from Florida doesn’t fare well for food freshness, and there is only a limited supply from local farmers. On some islands, more than 90 per cent of the food consumed there is imported.

“We wound up throwing away 40 per cent of the produce, especially the more sensitive greens because of the state they arrived in,” said Robin Jance, food and beverage director of one popular resort.

To solve this problem, some resorts are investing in hydroponic farms like GrowPods.

Using a GrowPod hydroponic modular container, resorts can grow certain types of leafy greens and microgreens. Now, rather than importing these items, resorts can purchase seeds and let them germinate in the nursery for a few weeks, then transplant the seedlings into the vertical cultivation area where they mature in four to five weeks, depending on the crop.

“It’s a protected environment so the resort doesn’t have to worry about too much sun or rain or heat or insects, said Doug Heldoorn, CEO of ACTX. “And since the container is a closed-loop system, water doesn’t evaporate – unlike a typical garden or farm, which provides a significant reduction in water usage over conventional farming.”

With GrowPods, resorts can incorporate a farm-to-fork concept at their restaurants, and offer guests the cleanest, most delicious food possible.

The new smaller-sized GrowPod is built into a 20-foot-long

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Controlled environment farms offer a sustainable solution to grow clean and healthy food where it is needed

Thanks to advances in farming technology, non-profit organisations, schools, places of worship, and civic groups can now grow food in an automated, controlled system, right within the communities they serve.

Controlled Environment Farms such as GrowPods, can provide a sustainable, consistent, predictable supply of certain fresh fruits, vegetables, and leafy greens virtually anywhere.

Farming is generally not commonplace among food banks. Feeding America reports that only 29 of its 200 members operate farms and distribute that produce to food insecure families. This is mostly because land is expensive to acquire or lease; growing food is time- and labor-intensive and requires specialised knowledge; and many food banks choose instead to focus their efforts on the logistics of getting food to people in need.

But Controlled Environment Farms like GrowPods could bring about a shift in food banks’ willingness to grow their own food. Unlike greenhouses, which can lack light and temperature control, thereby limiting the growing season, Controlled Environment Farms offer food banks the ability to grow food year-round.

“GrowPods provide a simple yet effective method to grow healthy food, year-round,” said Doug Heldoorn, CEO of ACTX.  “These systems are affordable and easy to operate, so that a variety of fresh leafy greens, vegetables and fruits can be available on a consistent basis to those who need it most.”

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Controlled environment farms offer a sustainable solution

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GrowPods allow growers to easily and affordably grow produce that is ultra clean, nutritious, and is better than organic.

The leading distributor of GrowPods, Advanced Container Technologies, Inc (ACTX) has recently announced that, GrowPods can help eliminate pesticides that are commonly found in many food products – including organic foods.

GrowPods are portable self-contained indoor farms that can be located virtually anywhere and offer farmers a way to grow fruits, vegetables and herbs that and free of pesticides, harmful chemicals and pathogen contamination.

Since, most people want the cleanest produce possible, and many opt for food labelled ‘organic’. However, most consumers don’t realise that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) allows many dangerous substances in organic farming.

GrowPods allow growers to easily and affordably grow produce that is ultra clean, nutritious, and is better than organic.

GrowPods allow growers to easily and affordably grow