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June 21, 2021
By George E. Jordan | For NJ Advance Media
The company leased a shuttered steel beam supply company on Rome Street, tore down a rusted warehouse and built a 70,000-square-foot building. It filled it to the ceiling with grow tables 80 feet long and stacked 12 layers to a height of 36 feet.
AeroFarms uses aeroponics and LED lights to grow its products. The company says it can produce up to 2 million pounds annually of kale, bok choy, watercress, arugula, red-leaf lettuce, mizuna, and other baby salad greens. It's all done without soil, sun or pesticides, and the company claims to use 95% less water than outdoor farms, NJ.com reported. READ MORE HERE.
This press release was produced by the City of Newark. The views expressed here are the author's own.
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