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Lake County Council hears plan for indoor vertical garden at county parks site
Summary
Council members discussed a proposed indoor vertical garden and seed innovation partnership that would use an existing county greenhouse, seek USDA and other grant funds, and aim to provide education, fresh produce for food pantries and job training; no funding commitment was made at the meeting.
Lake County Council members heard a presentation about an indoor vertical garden project that would use existing park property and the county greenhouse to grow produce, provide job training and supply fresh items to local food banks.
Project proponents said the plan would begin by installing a vertical-farming system in half of the current greenhouse and use a gutter system for tomatoes on the other half. The presentation described a phased approach: start small using USDA grant funds to launch production, then seek design-build bids for a larger facility if the pilot succeeds.
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