Modular · Controlled-Environment · Urban Yield
A farm that fits inside a 40-foot box and ships anywhere.
ContainFarm turns decommissioned steel containers into climate-controlled vertical farms — then hands you the hardware, the software, and the buyers.
Three ways this thing makes money.
Revenue architecture / 0301 / Hardware
Turnkey container farms
Re-engineered 20ft and 40ft insulated containers with vertical hydroponic racks, custom LED arrays, and IoT climate control. Buy outright or lease-to-own, with a full site-prep package.
$85k–$110k · lease-to-own available
02 / Software
ContainFarm OS
AI-driven agronomy: automated nutrient dosing, lighting schedules, climate monitoring, and yield forecasting — plus auto-replenished seed pods and nutrients.
$299–$499/mo per container
03 / Off-take
Chef supply + salad kits
B2B contracts with restaurants and cocktail bars; B2C weekly salad kits within 10 km of each hub.
Pre-sold contracts
High-margin crop economics.
Per 40ft container / annualized| Crop | Target varieties | Cycle | Revenue / container |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microgreens | Broccoli · Rambo Radish · Red Amaranth | 7–12 days | $45k–$65k / yr |
| Herbs & edible flowers | Genovese Basil · French Sorrel · Pansies | 21–30 days | $35k–$50k / yr |
| Gourmet mushrooms | Blue Oyster · Lion's Mane · King Oyster | 14–21 days | $40k–$55k / yr |
| Premium baby greens | Butterhead · Baby Spinach · Kale | 28–35 days | $25k–$35k / yr |
Unit economics, one 40ft box.
Build cost
$85–110k
fully outfitted 40ft unit
Monthly revenue
$4.5–7.5k
harvest + OS contracts
Payback
2.5–3.5 yr
at median yield
Field equivalent
2–3 acres
from 320 sq ft of steel
Avg. operating cost $1,800–$2,500/mo — power, water, seed & nutrient inputs, packaging, maintenance.
Why growers pick us.
Hyper-local branding
Every unit ships with localized branding — "ContainFarm Calgary Unit #04." Zero transport emissions, pesticide-free, harvest-day delivery.
De-risked off-take
We secure pre-orders from 3–5 commercial kitchen clients before a container is ever placed. You grow to order, not to hope.
Flexible urban siting
Underused parking lots, vacant commercial lots, warehouse districts — anywhere with utility access. And it moves if it must.
For prospective micro-farmers
Plant your first crop in 60 days.
We handle the steel, the software, and the first season of buyers. You run the farm from one screen.
Start a grower applicationSite & permit scan
Send us a parking lot, vacant lot, or rooftop. We map power, water, and permits in a week.
Container drop & commissioning
Crane sets the box; ContainFarm OS comes online with your first lighting and nutrient recipe.
First harvest & off-take
Your microgreens ship to chefs who placed pre-orders before you ever planted a seed.
For kitchens & households
Order harvests, grown this week.
Chefs get standing B2B supply with same-day harvest windows — microgreens, edible flowers, gourmet herbs, and specialty mushrooms. Homes get weekly salad kits, picked the morning they ship.