Phoenix clean tech startup taps into growing produce market
Added on 30 July 2024
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Homer Farms cofounders Zhihao Chen (left) and Chad Geelhood. The company designs vertical farms of leafy greens, which are distributed to local grocery stores, universities and farmers markets. Photo by: Homer Farms
A Phoenix-based clean tech startup is planning a series of expansions that will create jobs and fuel the company’s growth in Arizona’s produce market.
Homer Farms Inc. is breaking ground in the coming weeks on a new solar-powered vertical farm on a 1-acre site near 27th and Northern avenues in Phoenix.
The company signed a three-year lease with the city of Phoenix for the land with an option for a two-year extension. The vertical farm is partially funded via $600,000 in grants from the City of Phoenix Office of Environmental Programs, Salt River Project and Arizona State University.
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