NEW YORK—A gigantic rooftop farm inside of a hydroponic greenhouse will be built on top of an abandoned warehouse in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, announced BrightFarms, which designs, builds, and operates hydroponic greenhouses.
Construction could begin as early as the third quarter of this year, with an expected opening in early 2013.
Hydroponics is a growing technique that replaces soil with gravel or small rocks and regularly pumps a nutrient-rich solution through the system to bolster plant growth.
Claiming to be the world’s largest rooftop farm, the “multiacre farm … will be built on 100,000 square feet of rooftop space, establishing a new national model for urban agriculture,” according to a release.
