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.
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