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GOTHAM GREENS ANNOUNCED BIGGEST EXPANSION IN HISTORIC PULLMAN AREA IN CHICAGO
GOTHAM GREENS 4TH GREENHOUSE FACILITY
Aerial view of Gotham Greens' 75,000 sq ft rooftop (Source: Gotham Greens)
Aerial view of Gotham Greens' 75,000 sq ft rooftop
(Source: Gotham Greens)
(Source: Gotham Greens)
Gotham Greens just announced their biggest and most ambitious expansion to date with a brand new facility, located in the historic Pullman area on Chicago's South Side. Gotham Greens' fourth greenhouse facility represents a massive expansion for the company, and its first outside of New York.
The state of the art, 75,000 sq ft Chicago greenhouse, located on the rooftop of Method Products manufacturing facility, is powered by 100% renewable energy, employs over 50 workers, many from the Pullman community, will produce nearly 10 million annual crops of local, premium-quality, pesticide-free, leafy greens and herbs.
The state of the art, 75,000 sq ft Chicago greenhouse, located on the rooftop of Method Products manufacturing facility, is powered by 100% renewable energy, employs over 50 workers, many from the Pullman community, will produce nearly 10 million annual crops of local, premium-quality, pesticide-free, leafy greens and herbs.
'With more than $1 billion in venture capital invested in the city in 2014, Chicago continues to emerge as the country's newest hot spot for innovation and growing companies,' said Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Gotham Greens' local produce will be available in select national and local retailers across the Chicagoland area including Whole Foods Market, Peapod, Treasure Island, Sunset Foods, Plum Market, Target, and others.
Gotham Greens' local produce will be available in select national and local retailers across the Chicagoland area including Whole Foods Market, Peapod, Treasure Island, Sunset Foods, Plum Market, Target, and others.
In addition, the company has partnered on programs with various Chicago institutions including the Greater Chicago Food Depository, Greater Roseland West Pullman Food Network, Pilot Light, Chicago Botanical Garden's Windy City Harvest and more.
Through their unique brand of urban agriculture, now spanning two major cities, Gotham Greens' expert growers are able to produce the highest quality vegetables all year round, including in the dead of winter.
Through their unique brand of urban agriculture, now spanning two major cities, Gotham Greens' expert growers are able to produce the highest quality vegetables all year round, including in the dead of winter.
Sophisticated computer control systems continually adjust the greenhouse environment to ensure optimal growing conditions all year round. For Chicagoans, this means premium-quality, hyper-local produce that often hits store shelves and restaurant plates the very same day it's harvested, 365 days a year.
Gotham Greens' proprietary growing methods yield up to 30 times more crop per acre than field production, enabling the Pullman greenhouse to produce yields equivalent to over 50 acres of conventional field production.
Gotham Greens' proprietary growing methods yield up to 30 times more crop per acre than field production, enabling the Pullman greenhouse to produce yields equivalent to over 50 acres of conventional field production.
Because Gotham Greens recycles 100% of its irrigation water, it also uses 10 times less water than conventional agriculture (while also eliminating all agricultural runoff, one of the leading causes of global water pollution). By growingly locally, Gotham Greens eliminates the food waste and environmental footprint linked to shipping produce long distances.
Gotham Greens, based in Brooklyn, NY, has over 115 full-time team members and is growing rapidly, with projects under development in cities across the U.S.
Gotham Greens is a global pioneer in the field of urban agriculture and a leading regional producer of hyper-local, premium-quality vegetables and herbs. Gotham Greens' pesticide-free produce is grown using ecologically sustainable and proprietary methods in technologically-sophisticated, climate-controlled urban rooftop greenhouses.
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Gotham Greens is a global pioneer in the field of urban agriculture and a leading regional producer of hyper-local, premium-quality vegetables and herbs. Gotham Greens' pesticide-free produce is grown using ecologically sustainable and proprietary methods in technologically-sophisticated, climate-controlled urban rooftop greenhouses.
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Ruby BIRD
http://www.portfolio.uspa24.com/
Yasmina BEDDOU
http://www.yasmina-beddou.uspa24.com/
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