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Excerpt from cowboystatedaily.com
A Wyoming company that started as a way to use up an odd, leftover piece of land in a Jackson parking lot is about to cultivate new territory.
Vertical Harvest in Jackson lays claim to being North America’s first vertical hydroponic farm, and it really packs an agricultural punch. The business grows 40 acres worth of produce — tomatoes, micro greens, basil and more — on a quarter-acre urban hydroponic farm.
On top of that, it’s created an employment model that provides a marginalized population of disabled workers with good-paying jobs. That’s created opportunities for independent living and advancement that didn’t really exist for that population before.
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