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Indoor Agriculture Pivots to Home Gardens as Vertical Farming Failures Drive Strategic Reevaluation

The indoor agriculture industry is pivoting as high-profile vertical farming failures force tech manufacturers to reevaluate their business strategies. While…

June 19, 2025

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Freight Farms Resources: Indoor Ag Companies Stepping Up to Support Freight Farmers

The indoor farming world lost a pioneer last week. On April 30, 2025, Freight Farms-the Boston-based company that brought container…

May 5, 2025

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How One Man Became a Leafy Green Seller from His Apartment: Alex Kranzberg’s Journey

At Contain, we’re often asked for recommendations on setting up a leafy green home grow, even though our primary focus…

August 21, 2024

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How has food price inflation impacted indoor veggie growers?

Food price inflation reemerged as a topic of conversation in the past few weeks thanks to an unexpectedly high March…

April 21, 2024

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Is Plant Biology How CEA Fixes Its Business Model?

The Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry finds itself at a crossroads. Recent bankruptcies have spotlighted the sector’s struggle with profitability,…

March 10, 2024

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The CEA Industry in February 2024

The CEA industry saw a month of highs and lows in February.  On one end, we saw the largest fundraise…

March 4, 2024

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Ten Urban Farming Grants To Boost Your Grow In 2024

With venture capital getting harder to find, as we’ve described in an earlier post, urban farming grants seem like a…

January 22, 2024

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Five Farm Projects That Give Us Hope for Controlled Environment Agriculture

The controlled environment agriculture industry may be having a rough time right now, but there are plentiful signs of hope…

January 8, 2024

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Buy and Sell Pre-Owned Indoor AG Equipment on Equipped’s Enhanced Platform

Recent bankruptcies have sent ripples through the indoor farm landscape, impacting both new entrants and seasoned growers. The silver lining…

August 10, 2023

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CEA fintech Contain Inc launches 2 white papers, reviewing CEA funding & stock market performance in 2022 & 2023

Indoor ag fintech specialist Contain Inc launches two white papers, reviewing the CEA landscape in 2022 going into 2023 and…

January 15, 2023