Publix and its GreenWise stores go after hydroponics in big ways

The Lakeland-based grocery giant is targeting customers who want fresh, local products.

  • By Grier Ferguson
  • | 4:40 p.m. September 9, 2020
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Courtesy. A hydroponic container farm was installed at Publix’s GreenWise Market in Lakeland.
Courtesy. A hydroponic container farm was installed at Publix’s GreenWise Market in Lakeland.
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There was a time when hydroponic farming seemed almost futuristic, like flying cars or underwater houses. But not anymore. The future is now for hydroponics.  

 

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