LEDs and basil leaves: Urban farming pilot program blossoms

Added on 12 March 2025

Tags

LEDs and basil leaves: Urban farming pilot program blossoms

Image by valeria_aksakova on Freepik

GLENS FALLS, The U.S. — It’s hard to imagine that 22 Ridge St., a three-story building that houses restaurants and beauty salons, would be a viable location for a farm.

The inside of the building, with its dated interior and peeling walls, furthers doubt. But upon reaching the third floor, one will find a 480-square-foot PVC box, its tiny windows casting bright white light against the dim backdrop. Inside, there’s a pristine, vertical farm, its shelves stocked with billowing leaves of basil glistening green under lines of LED lights.