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Your Local Greens

Your Local Greens

Down the road in Burlington NC a new kind of farm is growing. This farm grows indoors 24/7/365. No matter what the weather outside inside the greens are going to grow!

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TAKING A RIDE DOWN THE SCISSOR LIFT

YLG Partners, LLC., together with Philips Horticulture Netherlands has built in the Raleigh-Durham area, a turnkey project, the first in a series of fully functioning hydroponic vertical City Farms. It produces a higher volume and large variety of greens, including lettuce, herbs and micro-greens than other hydroponic or field grown produce. All produce meets or exceeds organic standards. Retail customers include Public, Whole Foods, Fresh Market, and Harris Teeter. Designed to scale up quickly in the US and globally. YLG trains and employs special needs individuals. Designed as a B-Corp. (Source)

A view of the lettuce in its night time stage. The Philips lighting replicats the sun showing the optimal light wavelengths to promote growth.