HUDSON COUNTY —Following the example of a similar facility located in Essex County, Hudson County Freeholder Chairman Bill O’Dea has asked the Schools of Technology officials to develop a small hydroponic green house or urban farm in the existing campus, and a larger one for the new campus when it is constructed in Secaucus later.
“The quality of food is great and it is a great business learning opportunity for students that is financially profitable,” O’Dea said.
The fresh vegetables grown can be sold to the vendors providing food at the Hudson County Correctional Center and other county facilities located at the Meadowview campus in Secaucus.
“Since it operates year round, a 30 x 100 foot facility can produce as much product as four acres of land,” O’Dea said.”