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The Explosive Growth Of the Shipping Container Farm in 2021

Over the past decade, demand for locally-grown produce has increased exponentially as consumers seek to reduce their carbon footprint and support businesses in their communities. However, the availability of adequate and affordable land for growing food poses a major challenge for local farmers, especially those serving urban areas. In response to this challenge, shipping container farming has emerged as a popular and effective alternative to traditional agricultural methods, thanks to innovations in technology as well as the trend toward repurposing …

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Setting Up Off-Grid Rainwater Collection Systems in 2020

Rainwater is just as crucial today as it has ever been in the history of humanity. Plants, animals, humans, the soil, and the entire ecosystem rely on it. For this reason, it is imperative that we learn how to collect it. Technology has allowed societies everywhere around the world to use a highly advanced rainwater collection system. However, more communities continue to rely on simple and easy concepts to do that. In 2020 and beyond, no person should be struggling …

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Rainwater Collection System Tips for Shipping Container Homes

We have seen a trend across the country of moving towards a more sustainable lifestyle in all aspects of our daily lives. This is evident in areas where people have taken roots in creating their homes out of recycled materials such as shipping containers. You are reducing your carbon footprint by reusing an item and reducing the amount of waste that our society creates. Another way we can reduce that carbon footprint and evolve into a more sustainable lifestyle is …

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