BrightFarms has started construction on a 280,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse in Hendersonville, N.C.
The facility has the capacity of producing more than two million pounds of greens for supermarkets in the area, according to a news release from the Irving, N.Y.-based company. BrightFarms chose the location because of its central location to retailers in the southeast.
“We have longstanding relationships with customers that have a strong footprint in North Carolina and the surrounding states,” Abby Prior, senior vice president of sales and marketing, said in the release. “With more consumers seeking out clean, safe and responsibly grown produce, our expansion into the state will allow us to fill a crucial demand for retailers.”
Other BrightFarms production facilities are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois.
Shipping is expected to start from the Hendersonville greenhouse early next year, with spinach, spring mix, arugula, the company’s Sunny Crunch blend and baby butter lettuce packs.
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