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Our Customer's newly planted farm
Here are some pics of our plants in the sweet 16 we bought from you a month or so ago. Everything is growing great. We just planted green beans and spinach to go with the snow peas, red lettuce, romaine lettuce, onions and strawberrys and they are sprouting up already. Its been so much fun. Can you tell us what we should look for as far as pest problems?
Thanks.
Jesse Birkey
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
How one farm got off the ground in Sarasota
Vincent Dessberg found opportunity in a crumbling economy, converting his old, glass shop to a new-age, hydroponic farm based on a simple realization: "Nobody needs glass. Everybody needs to eat."
Although the rooftop approach is unique, Dessberg is not in uncharted territory.
Hydroponic farming can be a profitable businesses, said John Lawson, owner of Hydro Harvest Farms in Ruskin.
After "a six figure expenditure" in the business five years ago, Lawson expects a profit this year or next.
Lawson has volume on his side. He grows 25,000 plants on about an acre -- an amount that would take six to seven acres on a conventional farm.
He turned to hydroponics because of limited space and to conserve water. The method demands just 20 percent of the water a traditional farm needs.
Rooftop hydroponics also appeals to Lawson. He is partnering with Florida Aquarium in Tampa to build a hydroponic farm on the roof there next year.
Those rooftop vegetables will not go to restaurants, however. Instead, the crops will feed fish.
Vincent Dessberg found opportunity in a crumbling economy, converting his old, glass shop to a new-age, hydroponic farm based on a simple realization: "Nobody needs glass. Everybody needs to eat."
Although the rooftop approach is unique, Dessberg is not in uncharted territory.
Hydroponic farming can be a profitable businesses, said John Lawson, owner of Hydro Harvest Farms in Ruskin.
After "a six figure expenditure" in the business five years ago, Lawson expects a profit this year or next.
Lawson has volume on his side. He grows 25,000 plants on about an acre -- an amount that would take six to seven acres on a conventional farm.
He turned to hydroponics because of limited space and to conserve water. The method demands just 20 percent of the water a traditional farm needs.
Rooftop hydroponics also appeals to Lawson. He is partnering with Florida Aquarium in Tampa to build a hydroponic farm on the roof there next year.
Those rooftop vegetables will not go to restaurants, however. Instead, the crops will feed fish.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
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