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Baltimore, Maryland - June 23, 2016: City-Hydro co-owner Zhanna Hount shows the underside of how a tray of their Big leaf basil microgreens grows. Bamboo sticks separate the coconut fiber substrates, which the seeds grow atop and into, from the bottom of the tray, encourage circulation, which prevents mold & rot. No dirt or fertilizer is used. Consequently, the room has no smell.

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: City-Hydro co-owner Zhanna Hount shows the underside of how a tray of their Big leaf basil microgreens grows. Bamboo sticks separate the coconut fiber substrates, which the seeds grow atop and into, from the bottom of the tray, encourage circulation, which prevents mold & rot. No dirt or fertilizer is used. Consequently, the room has no smell.<br /> <br /> 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 /> <br /> <br /> CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br /> Assignment ID: 30191904A
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