The company recently opened a new 30,000 square-foot production facility that will produce two new lettuce varieties and serve retailers in seven states.
In light of numerous recent food safety recalls, greenhouse leafy greens producers assure consumers their products are safely grown in a controlled environment.
The urban farming pioneers are teaming up with their community partners in New York City and Chicago to bring fresh, locally grown salad greens to those facing food insecurity while also encouraging consumers to fight waste at home.
Scheduled to open in early 2019, Gotham Greens’ Baltimore facility will bring a reliable, year-round, local supply of fresh produce to serve retail, restaurant, and foodservice customers throughout the mid-Atlantic region.
The hydroponic vegetable producer recently opened its third and fourth rooftop greenhouses, expanding to Chicago and Queens, NY. CEO Viraj Puri told us about some of the challenges and rewards of building greenhouses on rooftops.
The new facility, which was partially funded by grants based on reduced energy consumption, nearly triples Gotham Greens’ overall production capacity in New York.
Each year, Martha Stewart and the editors of Martha Stewart Living honor American entrepreneurs and small business owners for their dedication to producing innovative, high-quality products. This year, three companies from the green industry made the list.
Touted as the world’s largest rooftop greenhouse, the company’s fourth facility is its first outside of New York and will produce nearly 10 million annual crops of local, premium-quality leafy greens and herbs.
