Alabama NewsCenter — Indoor, hydroponic farms sprouting across Alabama

By Michael Sznajderman
Alabama NewsCenter

It’s a growing business in Alabama that is sowing a different kind of agriculture – and helping meet the expectations of polished palates, healthy eaters and people struggling with food insecurity.

Hydroponic farms and gardens are cropping up in urban and rural Alabama settings, supplying grocery stores, restaurants and nonprofits with fresh produce while using less water and chemicals than traditional methods.

“It’s so exciting,” said Fran Fluhler, director of the nonprofit Manna House in Huntsville, which uses its 15,000-square-foot indoor hydroponic garden to grow 6,500 heads of romaine lettuce every month, plus bushels of succulent, blue lake green beans. Manna House uses its own-grown bounty, as well as fresh produce, meat and food staples that they purchase, to help nourish needy families across the Rocket City region.

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