The farm is comprised of roughly 6, 000 plants growing in easily transportable black milk crates.

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The old milk crates I used to keep my record albums in provide more social value than an iTunes music collection.

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Working out of Canfield's tiny apartment, with two cell phones and a desk made out of a door and milk crates, the duo started looking for mintmakers and packaging sources.

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With its hanging Edison bulbs, 1960s plywood school chairs, custom light fixtures made out of milk crates and bottles, and reclaimed wood tables from a 1930s distillery, this gourmet dining hall is hoping to help revitalize the historic Broadway corridor by drawing in the hungry hipsters.

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