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Last week, staff at Brooke Point High School in Stafford County enjoyed a salad of butterhead and romaine lettuces with cucumbers, tomatoes and made-from-scratch dressing, all prepared by the schoolâs culinary arts students.
âIt was honestly the best lettuce Iâve ever had in my life,â said Brooke Point Principal Tim Roberts. âYou could tell how fresh it was.â
The greens were fresh because they had been harvested the day before from the vertical farm installed at the end of March by Babylon Micro-Farms, a Richmond-based company that designs and builds smart indoor vertical farming systems.
Brooke Point High School Principal Tim Roberts talks about the school s indoor, vertical garden.
Babylon Micro-Farms expanding its impact with new partnership Babylon Farms (File) (Source: WVIR) By Daniel Grimes | April 1, 2021 at 8:55 AM EDT - Updated April 1 at 8:55 AM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A company that started at the University of Virginia is hoping to expand its impact.
Babylon Micro-Farms makes indoor growing aimed at providing more farm-fresh options for college students. It is now partnering with Harvest Table Culinary Group to bring fresh produce to more colleges.
“Self-contained vertical farms use hydroponics to grow plants with 90% less water. There are no pesticides or chemicals. We can grow plants 2-3 times more quickly,” Babylon Micro-Farms CEO Alexander Olesen said.
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