It’s hard to grow vegetables in this mountain town. Then this farmer had an idea.
Yehia says all of the produce grown is distributed to 40 local restaurants and four grocery stores.
By Jeremy Harlan
CNN
September 14, 2020
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Jackson sits at an elevation just over 6,000 feet, nestled between Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and the Teton National Forest, and its location means there is very little space and conducive weather for farmers to grow fresh produce for the bustling tourist town.
“We came together to look for an out-of-the-box solution and that’s where the idea to go up came from,” Yehia said.
“Up” was on a 1/10 of an acre lot abutting an existing parking garage.
In the spring of 2016, Vertical Harvest began growing its first lettuce, microgreens, and tomato plants. The farm’s current staff of 40 now grows year-round, and cultivates the amount of produce equivalent to ten acres of traditional outdoor farming.
Yehia says all of the produce grown is distributed to 40 local restaurants and four grocery stores.
