Gotham Greens: Gotham Greens expands footprint again in Pullman, adds spinach to new greenhouse

<p>Gotham Greens has tens of thousands of lettuce and basil plants at its greenhouse in Pullman, creating an emerald sea within the cavernous space. Inside, the warm air smells fresh and fragrant.</p><p>The New York-based indoor farming company recently expanded again in Pullman, growing its footprint by about one-third. Gotham Greens earmarked the new space to start its national pilot to grow spinach, adding to the hydroponic basil and lettuce it grows year-round. The 55,000-square-foot addition features newer technology and brings the company's Pullman greenhouses to a total of 230,000 square feet across two sites. </p><p>Spinach is more difficult to grow than lettuce and basil because it's more sensitive to diseases and takes longer to mature, said Jenn Frymark, chief greenhouse officer for Gotham Greens.</p><p>But consumers and commercial buyers are interested in greenhouse-grown spinach because of recent recalls of outdoor-farmed varieties, she said.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item"> <bsp-carousel class="Carousel Enhancement" data-align-center> <a class="AnchorLink" id="gallery-c2000f" name="gallery-c2000f"></a> <div> <div class="Carousel-slides"> <div class="Carousel-slide"> <div class="CarouselSlide" > <div class="CarouselSlide-media"> <picture data-crop="large"> <source type="image/webp" width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/be5149d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3718x2457+0+12/resize/840x555!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3a%2F8d%2F8edaf05d4592b4bb8eb940d5f970%2Fgothgreen-092624-06.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bf15a4c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3718x2457+0+12/resize/1680x1110!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3a%2F8d%2F8edaf05d4592b4bb8eb940d5f970%2Fgothgreen-092624-06.JPG 2x"/> <source width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/83fb610/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3718x2457+0+12/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3a%2F8d%2F8edaf05d4592b4bb8eb940d5f970%2Fgothgreen-092624-06.JPG"/> <img class="Image" alt="Lettuce transplants grow in Gotham Greens' greenhouse at 10636 S. Woodlawn Ave. in Pullman on the Far South Side, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/83fb610/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3718x2457+0+12/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3a%2F8d%2F8edaf05d4592b4bb8eb940d5f970%2Fgothgreen-092624-06.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8664863/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3718x2457+0+12/resize/1680x1110!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3a%2F8d%2F8edaf05d4592b4bb8eb940d5f970%2Fgothgreen-092624-06.JPG 2x" width="840" height="555" src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/83fb610/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3718x2457+0+12/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3a%2F8d%2F8edaf05d4592b4bb8eb940d5f970%2Fgothgreen-092624-06.JPG"> </picture> </div> <div class="CarouselSlide-info"> <div class="CarouselSlide-infoTitle"><span class="CarouselSlide-infoDescription">Lettuce transplants grow in Gotham Greens' greenhouse at 10636 S. Woodlawn Ave. in Pullman on the Far South Side, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.</span> <span class="CarouselSlide-pipe">|</span> <span class="CarouselSlide-infoAttribution">Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times </span></div> <div class="CarouselSlide-pagination"> <span class="CarouselSlide-currentSlide">1</span> of <span class="CarouselSlide-slidesLength">11</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="Carousel-slide"> <div class="CarouselSlide" > <div class="CarouselSlide-media"> <picture data-crop="large"> <source type="image/webp" width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/abb8359/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7809x5160+0+25/resize/840x555!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe7%2Fc6%2Fd41aad6148309a4c32d102b4ef1d%2Fgothgreen-092624-01.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d9c2f41/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7809x5160+0+25/resize/1680x1110!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe7%2Fc6%2Fd41aad6148309a4c32d102b4ef1d%2Fgothgreen-092624-01.JPG 2x"/> <source width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8a47103/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7809x5160+0+25/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe7%2Fc6%2Fd41aad6148309a4c32d102b4ef1d%2Fgothgreen-092624-01.JPG"/> <img class="Image" alt="Lettuce seedlings grow in the young plant nursery at Gotham Greens' greenhouse at 10636 S. Woodlawn Ave. in Pullman on the Far South Side, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8a47103/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7809x5160+0+25/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe7%2Fc6%2Fd41aad6148309a4c32d102b4ef1d%2Fgothgreen-092624-01.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e5af5d0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7809x5160+0+25/resize/1680x1110!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe7%2Fc6%2Fd41aad6148309a4c32d102b4ef1d%2Fgothgreen-092624-01.JPG 2x" width="840" height="555" src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8a47103/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7809x5160+0+25/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe7%2Fc6%2Fd41aad6148309a4c32d102b4ef1d%2Fgothgreen-092624-01.JPG"> </picture> </div> <div class="CarouselSlide-info"> <div class="CarouselSlide-infoTitle"><span class="CarouselSlide-infoDescription">Lettuce seedlings grow in the young plant nursery at Gotham Greens' greenhouse at 10636 S. Woodlawn Ave. in Pullman on the Far South Side, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.</span> <span class="CarouselSlide-pipe">|</span> <span class="CarouselSlide-infoAttribution">Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times </span></div> <div class="CarouselSlide-pagination"> <span class="CarouselSlide-currentSlide">2</span> of <span class="CarouselSlide-slidesLength">11</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="Carousel-slide"> <div class="CarouselSlide" > <div class="CarouselSlide-media"> <picture data-crop="large"> <source type="image/webp" width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/033605e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8019x5298+0+25/resize/840x555!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F91%2F8f%2F270d3ffb4b05affc3bc2990c49e3%2Fgothgreen-092624-03.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3de001e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8019x5298+0+25/resize/1680x1110!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F91%2F8f%2F270d3ffb4b05affc3bc2990c49e3%2Fgothgreen-092624-03.JPG 2x"/> <source width="840" height="555" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ee66108/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8019x5298+0+25/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F91%2F8f%2F270d3ffb4b05affc3bc2990c49e3%2Fgothgreen-092624-03.JPG"/> <img class="Image" alt="Basil grows in Gotham Greens' greenhouse at 10636 S. Woodlawn Ave. in Pullman on the Far South Side, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ee66108/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8019x5298+0+25/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F91%2F8f%2F270d3ffb4b05affc3bc2990c49e3%2Fgothgreen-092624-03.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/189ba97/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8019x5298+0+25/resize/1680x1110!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F91%2F8f%2F270d3ffb4b05affc3bc2990c49e3%2Fgothgreen-092624-03.JPG 2x" width="840" height="555" src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ee66108/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8019x5298+0+25/resize/840x555!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F91%2F8f%2F270d3ffb4b05affc3bc2990c49e3%2Fgothgreen-092624-03.JPG"> </picture> </div> <div class="CarouselSlide-info"> <div class="CarouselSlide-infoTitle"><span class="CarouselSlide-infoDescription">Basil grows in Gotham Greens' greenhouse at 10636 S. 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