Good News Notes: “The indoor growing industry is starting to scale. Farms that utilize hydroponics (grow produce without soil, usually in large warehouses) and traditional greenhouses have started to become integral parts of our food supply chain, mainly for leafy greens like lettuce, spinach and arugula. Vertical hydroponic farming is often seen as a sustainable…
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Hydroponic garden at high school grows lettuce for Food Pantry
Good News Notes: “When it was learned that a $5,000 hydroponic garden (growing plants without soil) could be installed free of charge last February, the Barron Area School Board approved, and a new asset was added to the high school agricultural science classroom. Just four months later, the garden has already produced two lush crops…