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Fresh, local greens grown by tech-enabled farmers now sold <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Springfield is the second new Square Roots indoor farm to open<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n October 28, 2022 (Springfield, Ohio) \u2014 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Square Roots<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, the technology leader in indoor farming, and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Gordon Food Service<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, one of the largest food distributors in North America, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Springfield, Ohio, to celebrate their newest co-located farm, taking another step in their shared journey to build indoor farms together across the continent\u2014ultimately enabling locally-grown food at a global scale.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cFrom our new indoor farm, co-located with Gordon Food Service at their distribution center in Ohio, we are now able to consistently supply delicious, high-quality produce to local chefs and retailers, all year round, and often within hours of harvest,\u201d said Tobias Peggs, Co-Founder and CEO of Square Roots. \u201cSquare Roots\u2019 modular, climate-controlled, smart-farm platform allows us to rapidly deploy commercial-scale facilities at strategic locations across the country\u2014employing local farmers, growing local food, and strengthening local food systems, everywhere.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cSince 2019, we\u2019ve been on a journey with Square Roots, delivering on our vision to make locally grown, nutritious produce available to our customers, regardless of outdoor weather conditions or the time of year,\u201d said Rich Wolowski, President and CEO of Gordon Food Service. \u201cTogether we have now built a network of indoor farms in the Midwest, bringing us closer to enabling local food at a global scale.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Square Roots grows a wide variety of fresh greens, including <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>herbs<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>like basil, dill, parsley, and cilantro; microgreens; and<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>salad mixes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>. Square Roots produce is available at Gordon Food Service customer restaurants, schools, and hospitals, as well as local retail stores in Ohio and Pennsylvania, including Gordon Food Service Stores.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The new Square Roots farm in Springfield was deployed using Square Roots\u2019 modular, smart-farm technology platform, which can be constructed at any location on a small footprint at quick speed. To help manage the facility, Square Roots farmers use the company\u2019s proprietary, cloud-connected software to constantly monitor and control multiple climates, enabling a wide range of crops to be grown to meet local market needs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Key Stats: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nthroughout Ohio and Pennsylvania, all year round<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nin partnership with Gordon Food Service in the last three months<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n
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