Baltimore-based Gotham Greens announced the official opening of its new 100,000-s.f. hydroponic greenhouse outside of Baltimore. Reimagining a portion of the former Bethlehem Steel Mill located in Sparrows Point, this is Gotham Greens’ seventh greenhouse nationwide and its first that will provide a year-round supply of fresh produce to retail, restaurant and foodservice customers across 10 states […]
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Gotham Greens To Open In Rhode Island This Fall
Rhode Island Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor and members of the community will join Viraj Puri, co-founder and CEO of Gotham Greens, March 28 for an official announcement and construction preview at its first urban greenhouse farm in New England. The farm is located […]
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Former Maryland Steel Mill To House Hydroponic Greenhouse
Gotham Greens, a local produce brand, will open a hydroponic greenhouse in Maryland at the site of the former Bethlehem Steel mill now owned by Tradepoint Atlantic. The company’s expansion to Baltimore brings it to the third city in its growing network of urban greenhouses, which also are located in New York and Chicago. The initial […]
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BrightFarms Entering Texas With $17M Hydroponic Greenhouse
BrightFarms, a brand of locally grown salads, has selected Abilene as the site of its first hydroponic greenhouse farm in Texas. Construction is slated to begin this summer, and shoppers will find fresh, local, pesticide-free and non-GMO greens and herbs in area grocery stores by early 2019. The 180,000-s.f. hydroponic greenhouse will be constructed at […]
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NatureFresh Farms Breaks Ground For Phase II In Ohio
With the first crop of OhioRed tomatoes to be picked in late February, NatureFresh Farms says it has broken ground on Phase II of its Delta, Ohio, greenhouse facility. Like Phase I that was completed in late November 2015, Phase II will be 15.30 acres in size. It will be completed this summer. “The support […]