New Journal and Guide
Lettuce, collards, basil, and cucumbers are among the many vegetables that Suffolk’s Greater Works Community Outreach Ministries grows and gives away for free, in an area that is considered a food desert.
To fight food insecurity and to grow fresh produce, they use a growing method called aeroponics in the “Garden of Eat’n.” It is a vertical indoor farm. Twenty gallons of water and nutrients sit at the base of each tower, flowing upward and directly onto the roots of the plants…