US (CA): Water regulations steer orchid grower towards hydroponic vegetables
In Southern California, water is a precious, highly regulated resource. According to Sundial Farm manager Sean Keany, state regulations began changing about ten years ago to conserve the area’s aqueduct-fed water source. Water conservation and access to fresh, clean produce are Keany family values and when the state advised going hydroponic, the decades-old orchid farmers were ready to move forward.
“You can’t grow orchids hydroponically,” says Keany when explaining the reasons to start growing vegetables.
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