Will this mall-sized greenhouse ever grow tomatoes?

Added on 01 April 2024

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Will this mall-sized greenhouse ever grow tomatoes?

Three years after portions of its gargantuan, 25-acre metal skeleton first rose over a local farm field, construction of the Schartner greenhouse project has yet to resume as the company confronts several local requirements, town officials say.

The town zoning inspector last year lifted the cease-and-desist order he imposed after farmer Tim Schartner and his partners in Rhode Island Grows LLC moved ahead with the project off Route 2 without local zoning and planning approval.