Episode #47 with Hydroponic Grower Kim Martin of Growing Opportunities Farm

This week I had the great pleasure of visiting with Kim Martin of Growing Opportunities Inc, a hydroponic farm focussed on tomatoes, located in Alcalde, New Mexico, about 30 minutes north of Santa Fe.

Their business have been in operation for 20 years as hydroponic greenhouses, and they are now one of the largest in Northern New Mexic selling vine-ripened tomatoes.

Kim gives us an overview of how their facilities are set up and monitored with specialized equipment, how pollination happens within the greenhouses, what types of hydroponic grow systems they have succeeded using, and some of the beneficial microbes they use.

Then Kim shares some examples of the learning curve they have experienced along the way and how they monitor the plants for issues.

In the second half, we discuss the new wave of hemp growers and how it is changing the farming economy in New Mexico.

I will continue to add short videos of my visit with Kim Martin at Growing Opportunities Inc. of their greenhouses, their systems and my farm visit. You can see these on my instagram page @getinmygarden

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