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Baltimore, Maryland - June 23, 2016: A tray of City-Hydro lemon-basil microgreens sits atop bamboo sticks in a food-safe tray in the company's vertical farm, located in a spare bedroom in owners Larry and Zhanna Hount's Baltimore rowhome.

City-Hydro owners Larry and Zhanna Hount started growing microgreens in a spare room in their Baltimore rowhome a year and a half ago. Since then, their vertical farm has earned them $120k a year. They sell their crop directly to local restaurants, but, "What we want to be at the end of the game is a supplier..." says Larry. The couple sell their custom made racks, which use daylight balanced LED lights and offer training.

CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times
Assignment ID: 30191904A

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Baltimore, Maryland - June 23, 2016: A tray of City-Hydro lemon-basil microgreens sits atop bamboo sticks in a food-safe tray in the company's vertical farm, located in a spare bedroom in owners Larry and Zhanna Hount's Baltimore rowhome. <br />
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City-Hydro owners Larry and Zhanna Hount started growing microgreens in a spare room in their Baltimore rowhome a year and a half ago. Since then, their vertical farm has earned them $120k a year. They sell their crop directly to local restaurants, but, "What we want to be at the end of the game is a supplier..." says Larry. The couple sell their custom made racks, which use daylight balanced LED lights and offer training. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30191904A