Over the last couple decades, the United States has spent over
80 billion dollars on food imports alone. In the last decade, 8
billion dollars of which was spent on food imports from
countries like China, India, Chile Costa Rica, Mexico, and
Brazil. The U.S. Import of vegetables grew from 3.4 billion in
1997 to 6.9 Billion in 2007. This creates a foreseeable problem
when factoring in the steady increase in fuel prices. Agrus is
an agricultural initiative to bring back American Industry,
create American jobs, and lower our dependance on unnecessary
imports. By utilizing unused shipping containers and
retrofitting them with an aeroponic system, a farm can be
created in any environment. Because the system is modular, it
can be used in many different orientations. A family in the
country can sustain their food intake by purchasing a container
and having it delivered to their home, or the Agro Units can be
stacked to form a complex more suitable for an urban
environment. The containers can also be pre packaged and