Author: WWS

Southern California will soon have a new source of locally grown, organic produce, not to mention it will be home to one of the most energy-efficient urban garden systems in the U.S. GreenGro Technologies, a startup based in Anaheim, Calif., that designs vertical gardens and indoor farming equipment, just launched a greenhouse project, BP?Gardens, that will provide local communities, restaurants and grocers with fresh, pesticide-free produce and culinary herbs. “We are in the midst of a movement, and the demand for locally grown, organic produce has never been stronger,” said engineering contractor Dien McCall, of ACS Corp. and Greengro’s partner at BP Gardens, who has been firmly planted in the renewable energy industry for nearly 20 years. “This project is ideally suited to fill that demand.” The first phase of the BP Gardens project will start in Orange County, Calif., which features 30,000 square feet of greenhouses. Each structure will be refurbished with a variety of energy-efficient upgrades, including the latest in hydroponic, aeroponic and aquaponic systems. GreenGro’s vision of sustainability, coupled with ACS’s Dien McCall’s experience with alternative energy projects, helps guarantee that the project will have the smallest possible carbon footprint. But GreenGro’s greenhouse equipment and advanced hydroponics aren’t only useful for growing vegetables. CEO James Haas finds that a substantial amount of his customers buy his grow lights and vertical gardens for the medical marijuana trade....