The largest urban commercial greenhouse in Massachusetts is marking its one-year anniversary.
The Wellspring Harvest greenhouse was built on the once badly polluted former Chapman Valve site in the Indian Orchard neighborhood of Springfield.
It is a year-round hydroponic farm that trains and employs local people to grow lettuce and other produce with an eventual opportunity to share ownership in the business, according to Fred Rose, co-director of the Wellspring Cooperative Corporation.
"Part of our mission is to bring investment back into inner city nieghborhoods," said Rose.
Product from the greenhouse can be found in over 25 Big Y Food stores and is sold to seven institutions.
