Top 100 Greenhouse Grower Expands Living Herbs Production
July 20, 2021 
Rocket Farms, a grower of indoor flowers, fresh-cut herbs, and potted edibles (and No. 6 on Greenhouse Grower’s 2021 Top 100 Growers list), has started Phase 1 construction of its facility expansion in Half Moon Bay, CA. The company is currently rebuilding 128,000 square feet of existing space and implementing a new living herbs greenhouse.
Through Phase 1, Rocket Farms is implementing a new water retention and recapture system to maximize water conservation as well as installing LED lights that will result in 48% energy savings.
“By using customized automation equipment, we can produce consistent quality at scale,” the Rocket Farms teams says.
With a reconfiguration of space, the expansion also allows for the installation of 2,000 new growing tables. Rocket Farms will dedicate the space to the greater production capacity and testing of more edible products.
“We are always looking for new ways to reduce the environmental footprint left by our facilities,” the company says. This includes converting greenhouses into efficient bottom heat, with heat curtains installed to save energy, and reusing leftover materials to rebuild greenhouse and other mechanisms for production.
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