Vicky Poole, marketing and events director for the Galleria mall in Cleveland (who worked on her grandpa's farm as a child), expects that by late spring or early summer, there will be fresh tomatoes for sale among the shops and galleries.
The crops are being grown in bags and troughs hanging from steel stair-banisters and ceiling beams in the shopping center, The Plain Dealer reported. Because of Ohio's short growing season and the fact that the Galleria will not be heated to greenhouse temperatures, Poole is focusing on easily raised greens, herbs and tomatoes.
Read more about this innovative setup here.
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