BERLIN — Just over the notch a large-scale greenhouse is bringing industrial hydroponic growing of salad greens to produce markets in the Northeast.
If you’ve shopped for salad greens at Berlin Marketplace or bought a sandwich at Jericho Deli, you’ve likely seen some of the finished products of North Country Growers. But the produce doesn’t just stay in the North Country. The company is shipping its products to markets in southern New England and New York.
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