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Fish and plants still grown together in La Crosse aqua farm

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Good Greens company now one year old in north La Crosse
 
After a year in business, an unusual farm operation in north La Crosse is still going, and finding ways to market its produce.
 
It’s an indoor aquaponic farm, using only water to grow vegetables…water that’s also used to raise fish.
 
The Good Greens company is seeking out customers for its veggies.
 
Only certain plants can be grown in the system, with water fertilized by fish waste.
 
That includes chard and kale, and Mary Rohrer from O-R-C Industries says those products are ideal to sell to Organic Valley.
 
 
 
 
O-R-C provides workers for the aquaponic farm.
 
Good Greens does not have a marketing department yet, so it has delayed plans to operate its own store.
 
 
 

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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