Apr 4, 2013

Supermarket with rooftop greenhouse to sell über-local produce

Artist's impression of the begreenhoused Whole Foods supermarket coming to New York (Video...

Whole Foods' next New York outlet looks set to become a supermarket with a difference. The supermarket chain will partner Gotham Greens to open a supermarket in Brooklyn sporting a 20,000 sq ft (1,860 sq m) rooftop greenhouse growing produce to be sold on the premises. "This project takes the discussion from food miles to food footsteps," said Gotham Greens Co-Founder, Viraj Puri... Continue Reading Supermarket with rooftop greenhouse to sell über-local produce