06-11-2016 04:10 via ktoo.org

Arctic farming: Town turns to hydroponics for fresh greens

In a coastal hub town above Alaska’s Arctic Circle, even summer temperatures are too cold for northern-growing forests to take root.
Yet a creative kind of farming is sprouting up in the largely Inupiat community of Kotzebue.
A subsidiary of a local Native corporation is using hydroponics technology to grow produce inside an insulated, 40-foot shipping container equipped with glowing magenta LED lights.
Arctic Greens is harvesting kale, various lettuces, basil and other greens weekly from
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