What is the goal of ARC Greenhouses?
Our goal is to get back to providing fresh produce locally, just as farmers did in the early part of the past century. Back then everyone had access to either home-grown or locally-grown crops, fresh-picked and pesticide-free. Unfortunately such crops were available only during the growing season; the rest of the year people had to rely on canned or dried goods. With the advent of the freezer it was possible for people to obtain fresh-frozen produce all year long. The result was that agricultural production became concentrated, farms grew larger and the practice of monoculture became standard–all for the purpose of lowering production costs. While this type of operation is satisfactory for produce that can be frozen, it is little help to the grower of greens and herbs. And since shipping fresh products over long distances speaks to its own inadequacy, the door has been left wide open for hydroponics. We think that as we and others continue to make progress in perfecting hydroponics, a
