AMERICAS FIRST COMMERCIAL SCALE ROOFTOP GREENHOUSE FARM BUILT IN NEW YORK CITY Whole Foods Market is proud to announce Gotham Greens as its operating partner of the nation’s first commercial scale rooftop greenhouse farm integrated within a retail grocery space. The 20,000-square-foot greenhouse, currently being constructed on the roof of the forthcoming Whole Foods Market store in Gowanus, Brooklyn, is scheduled to open later this fall. Gotham Greens will grow premium quality, pesticide-free produce year round in the greenhouse for Whole Foods Market Gowanus, as well as other Whole Foods Market locations throughout New York City. The new greenhouse will be designed, built and operated by Gotham Greens in partnership with Whole Foods Market. The specially designed rooftop farm will include advanced irrigation systems that use up to 20 times less water than conventional farming as well as enhanced glazing materials and electrical equipment to reduce overall energy demand. Based on the farm’s proximity to Whole Foods Market stores in New York City, the project will eliminate long distance food transport and its associated emissions, while ensuring product freshness, quality and nutrition for thousands of customers in the area. overgrowthesystem/americas-first-commercial-scale-rooftop-greenhouse-farm-built-in-new-york-city/
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 20:30:01 +0000
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