'Nothing here is unnatural': Milwaukee's 'Hundred Acre' indoor farm represents new future for sustainable farming
By:
Melissa Zygowicz
Posted: Dec 12, 2021 9:51 AM CDT
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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- In a city like Milwaukee you wouldn't expect farming to be big business, but Chris Corkery sees an opportunity. He recently opened Hundred Acre in the Century City business park in the city's 30th Street corridor. It's a vertical, hydroponic system that grows plants indoors.
On CBS 58 Sunday Morning Melissa Zygowics visited Hundred Acre to learn about their operation and find out how ideas like this could be the solution to a variety of problems.
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