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Hydroponics Help Urban Schools Grow Food Year-Round

Agritecture Blog

Delivering the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s hydroponic Freight Farm. Reidy, the founder and CEO of a real estate design company that helped build and raise funds for the Green Street greenhouse. Credit: Michael Jochner. But hydroponic systems deserve the spotlight for another reason, said J.J. Credit: John Stuart.

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Cultivating Profits in a Compact Crop

Modern Farmer

The 800-square-foot basement and garage provide ample space for germination, cultivation and packaging, he says, with the vertical shelf configuration leaving plenty of room to grow. “I Given the cost of Long Island real estate, the space efficiency is “one of the great benefits of [farming] microgreens,” says DiLillo.