Is This the Future of Agriculture? | FreshBox Farms

On today's episode Zac explores Freshbox Farms to find out if hydroponic farms are the future of agriculture! Please consider supporting us on Patreon. We have some pledge rewards you may be interested in, so go check that out. Now You Know!

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[PhilAch]

Great video. I usually just watch you guys for Tesla news but this video is awesome. Thanks

[prime]

Just started following you. I am very impressed. Great video

[richardmolby]

Fascinating. It would be interesting to know how much energy consumption is required for this, the type of lighting and what kind of nutrients are used. Thanks for a great video.

[Hungrytube]

A+ well executed video. I grow hydroponic in my basement its not hard or expensive. The plants grow fast and you can grow peppers when it's 20 degrees outside.

[gregorycropper]

Zac thanks for the video. I love stuff like this. These people are saving the planet by reducing energy wasted transporting food from farms far away.

[sterlingmichaels]

Hey Zac it's very exciting to see you sharing this technology and this is exactly what I'm working on here in California doing indoor vertical gardening which is critical in this day and age.

I have been working in the medical cannabis field for the past few years and decided to go into produce because of the dramatic change in the climate and the global crop loss which is only getting worse with the grand solar minimum and Volcanic disruptions under the sea call me which contributes to weather anomalies around the world. Great reporting

[alexprothero]

The quality of your videos just keeps going up!!

[pebre]

I am glad you made a video about indoor farming using LEDs because the topic is interesting to me because of the efficient use of water and land

[jamespaul]

Thanks for another amazing video and for bringing us all the dirt, Zac! Perfect timing also with the contaminated romain lettuce issues (again) recently. Preliminary research suggests the source may be California in fields directly across from dairy farms, with contaminated irrigation water the likely cause. This is a much more sustainable option, and much more efficient than traditional farms. Excellent idea for restaurants such as Spice to consider purchasing these veggies to make their meals even better! It would be great to see this company or similar companies expand with other locations over time to serve more local customers and restaurants throughout the USA and hopefully Canada and the rest of the world too!

[juliohernandez]

This is nothing short of amazing. I have a feeling that the Agriculture Sector is really freaking out with this breakthrough. I would love to try some of their products out here in Texas.

[TheReykjavik]

I have one question, and it is pretty important. What is the relative carbon footprint of this method of farming?

It saves on transportation, but probably not by very much, as it still has to travel the last mile, which is the most expensive mile in the process. And it definitely takes more electricity to grow a box full of lettuce than it does for sunlight to do it to a field of lettuce, but the compactness also makes harvesting much easier, and you don't have to prepare acres of ground for it. Providing enough solar power to run this farm is probably cheaper than installing enough solar power and enough electric farm vehicles (which don't even exist yet as far as I know) to run an equivalent traditional farm.

This is really important experimentation, but it isn't clear whether this can replace large scale outdoor agriculture, and if it can whether it can do it soon, or if it needs more development and other factors like renewable energy to be worthwhile. These techniques are definitely something to keep in mind for space travel, and potentially for famine relief if it is cheap enough.

[gwesco]

Why does this remind me of the 1972 film, Silent Running? This definitely would help the desert where I live grow more food and use less water.

[Zeus_]

I would love to see more videos like this. Keep up the great work !

[smokeystover]

Jesse - thanks for the video. Look forward to them expanding their operations to other areas of the country

[bobbobful]

Awesome job breaking down RO. Always love these vids

[ramblerandy]

That was EXCELLENT! I love the idea that the environments can be precisely controlled. I love the idea that shipping containers can be used. Second hand shipping containers are really cheap, and are often in really good condition. You take your pick. Then it is all about best soil types, (edit: oops forgot no soil, never mind 😁) controlled lighting and heat, moisture. And containers are stackable too. So it is space and energy efficient. Wow, it is so doable. Even on a small holding or community scale.

[jamesleich]

What a great idea. Hope that research continues where we will be able to mass produce our vegetables.

[pinkelephants]

One thing that nobody else seems to have mentioned is that this company uses what appears to be readily recyclable plastic packaging as opposed to the single use plastic bags of the other items that you bought that are not currently recyclable. All round better use of resources.

[robertsteich]

When I first watched Star Trek Voyager back in the 90’s. I was so intrigued by the Hydroponics Bay. And my dream is to have one in my first home. This just makes me to want it even more.

[XxDeadSmilezxX]

In New Jersey theres a company who does the same thing! Their called AeroFarms!!