WOUB Digital · Athens Farmers Market Celebrates 50 Years in 2022The Athens Farmers Market (AFM) is celebrating 50 years of serving the community this year with a variety of special events taking
The Athens Farmers Market (AFM) will be celebrating its 50th year nourishing the community with special events starting Saturday that will continue throughout the summer and fall.
With each cut, Herczak took a swipe out of traditional farming.
Herczak and James Hu are partners in Artisan Growers, a young player in Ohio s emerging vertical farm industry. Unlike other indoor farms, such as greenhouses, these farms rely on LED lights and grow hydroponically, without soil, on trays that can be stacked, giving the industry its name.
The method has been around for decades but has grown significantly in recent years, in part because it can be done anywhere, in any climate. We can provide to our customers the freshest, best-tasting and nutritious locally grown produce, while using renewable energy, very little water and no pesticides, said Mike Zelkind, chief executive officer of 80 Acres Farms, which operates eight vertical farms, including a new, fully automated 70,000-square-foot facility in its headquarters in Hamilton, about 20 miles north of Cincinnati.
A Florida company plans to build a vertical farm in Columbus, part of the company s effort to become one of the nation s largest operators of indoor, year-round farms.
Kalera, based in Orlando, plans to build the farm next year at 1302 London-Groveport Road near Rickenbacker Airport, company CEO Daniel Malechuk said. The 75,000-square-foot facility is expected to employ 65 workers and grow greens for restaurants, groceries, airports and institutions. With most of the nation’s greens grown on the West Coast, we’re thrilled to be able to provide Midwest customers year-round access to hyper-local produce, Malechuk said.
Kalera opened its first farm in 2018 at the Orlando World Center Marriott, and early this year opened a second Orlando farm.
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