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Timelapse shot of basil seedlings growing2. Exterior of warehouse that houses FarmedHere company3. Wide shot of vertical growing structure inside4. Worker carries harvesting...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eBedford Park, Illinois, USA - March 13, 2013\u003cbr/\u003e1. Timelapse shot of basil seedlings growing\u003cbr/\u003e2. Exterior of warehouse that houses FarmedHere company\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide shot of vertical growing structure inside\u003cbr/\u003e4. Worker carries harvesting bins up steps to vertical farm structure\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (English): Maximino Gonzalez, master grower, FarmedHere: \u003cbr/\u003e\"It's different here than I've seen anywhere else, just the size, the sheer scale of it is very unique.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide shot of Gonzalez planting seeds\u003cbr/\u003e7. Mid shot of Gonzalez planting seeds\u003cbr/\u003e8. Tight shot of Gonzalez planting seeds\u003cbr/\u003e9. Close of basil plants growing at week 1 of 6\u003cbr/\u003e10. Close of basil plants growing at weeks 2 of 6\u003cbr/\u003e11. Close of basil plants growing at week 3 of 6\u003cbr/\u003e12. Close of basil plants growing at week 4 of 6\u003cbr/\u003e13. Close of basil plants growing at week 5 of 6\u003cbr/\u003e14. Close of basil plants growing at week 6 of 6\u003cbr/\u003e15. Close of plants\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE (English): Maximino Gonzalez, master grower, FarmedHere LLC: \u003cbr/\u003e\"So once they get a certain height, from the germination rack, we transplant them to our system.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eBedford Park, Illinois, USA - March 14, 2013\u003cbr/\u003e17. Shot across plants of Gonzalez harvesting basil\u003cbr/\u003e18. Tight shot of Gonzalez harvesting basil\u003cbr/\u003e19. Mid shot of Gonzalez harvesting basil, from side\u003cbr/\u003e20. Gonzalez puts basil in harvesting bin\u003cbr/\u003e21. Growing basil, before harvesting, from above\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eBedford Park, Illinois, USA - March 13\u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE (English): Yolanta Hardej, CEO of FarmedHere LLC: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Let's say that the demand is suddenly for various types of arugula or various types of mixed greens, or mini greens. We could change the whole system. We could harvest the basil, change the system, seed a different plant, different green that is demanded.\"\u003cbr/\u003e23. Growing basil with lights above\u003cbr/\u003e24. Gonzalez carries bin of harvested basil to packing room\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eBedford Park, Illinois, USA - March 13, 2013\u003cbr/\u003e25. Mid shot of workers sorting, packaging basil\u003cbr/\u003e26. Tight shot of basil being weighed\u003cbr/\u003e28. Shot from above of worker packaging basil  \u003cbr/\u003e29. Tight shot of scale \u003cbr/\u003e30. Worker puts packaged basil in box\u003cbr/\u003e31. SOUNDBITE (English): Maximino Gonzalez, master grower, FarmedHere LLC: \u003cbr/\u003e\"So from our coolers, we load them up to the vans and directly to the stores.\"\u003cbr/\u003e32. Exterior of warehouse by day\u003cbr/\u003e33. Exterior of warehouse in dark of early morning\u003cbr/\u003e34. Tracking shot of passing highway from delivery van\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eChicago, Illinois, USA - March 19, 2013\u003cbr/\u003e35. Exterior of grocery store in downtown Chicago\u003cbr/\u003e36. Worker pulls boxed basil and arugula from van to take into grocery store\u003cbr/\u003e37. Sign reading: \"receiving\" area of grocery store\u003cbr/\u003e38. FarmedHere employee waits with delivery of basil and arugula\u003cbr/\u003e39. Worker at Mariano's grocery store loads boxes on trolly to take to produce area\u003cbr/\u003e40. Worker stacks boxes of basil in produce area\u003cbr/\u003e41. Tight shot of packaged basil in produce area\u003cbr/\u003e42. Mid shot of packaged basil in produce area\u003cbr/\u003eFarming in abandoned warehouses has become a hot trend in Chicago and other parts of the the United States - with varying degrees of success.\u003cbr/\u003eBut few, if anyone, in America has tried it at the \"mega farm\" level, as one outlet is now trying to do.\u003cbr/\u003eSowing the seeds of success - these are often called \"vertical\" farms because, within the buildings, farmers build tall structures with several levels of growing beds, often lined with artificial lights. \u003cbr/\u003eElsewhere, growers are incorporating greenhouses and natural light into their models - on rooftops, or in large fields.\u003cbr/\u003eThough farmers are experimenting with all kinds of crops, most have had success growing greens - herbs, various types of lettuce and \"microgreens,\" edible plants, such as beets and sunflowers, that are harvested when they are young and used like sprouts in salads and sandwiches.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Aquaponic\" farms, which also raise tilapia and other fish, use water circulated to the plants that is fertilized with fish excrement.\u003cbr/\u003eHow is FarmedHere different than other vertical farms in the United States?\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's different here than I've seen anywhere else, just the size, the sheer scale of it is very unique,\" says Maximino Gonzalez, the master grower at FarmedHere LLC.\u003cbr/\u003eThe company, based in Bedford Park, Illinois, is finishing the first of four phases, with plans to expand by the end of next year to 150,000 square feet of vertical growing space.\u003cbr/\u003eRight now, the farm has two large structures with five to six levels of massive growing beds that are lit with fluorescent lighting. \u003cbr/\u003eOne structure, where basil is grown, is \"aquaponic.\" \u003cbr/\u003eWater underneath the plants - which rest in cutouts in styrofoam \"floats\" - circulates through a system from the plants to two large tanks of fish. The other structure, where arugula is grown, is \"aeroponic,\" with water misters underneath that spray the plants' exposed roots.\u003cbr/\u003eA third structure is under construction and will be completed soon, owners at FarmedHere say.\u003cbr/\u003eWorkers plant the seeds and grow seedlings on racks, then transfer into the growing systems.\u003cbr/\u003e\"So once they get a certain height, from the germination rack, we transplant them to our system,\" says Gonzalez. \u003cbr/\u003eAfter about a month, the crops - certified as \"organic\" by the USDA - are harvested and packaged by about a dozen workers in a cooling room at the facility. \u003cbr/\u003eEarly in the morning after the harvests, workers use two vans to deliver those greens - mainly basil and arugula right now - to grocers in Chicago and suburbs, including Whole Foods and Mariano's Fresh Market locations.\u003cbr/\u003eCEO Yolanta Hardej calls it \"on-demand farming.\" She says they can change the plant according to market demand, and have a fully grown plant within the next two to four weeks. \u003cbr/\u003e\"Let's say that the demand is suddenly for various types of arugula or various types of mixed greens, or mini greens. We could change the whole system. We could harvest the basil, change the system, seed a different plant, different green that is demanded.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAnd once the plants are fully grown, they are shipped off to nearby stores. \u003cbr/\u003e\"So from our coolers, we load them up to the vans and directly to the stores,\" says Gonzalez. \u003cbr/\u003eAlready, the farm supplies local grocery stores, including several Whole Foods and Mariano's Fresh Market stores, with fresh basil and arugula.\u003cbr/\u003eBut challenges remain.\u003cbr/\u003eThe biggest stumbling block for facilities like these remains power - the amount of electricity to run the lights that help the plants grow. Heating these massive spaces also can be costly.\u003cbr/\u003eExperts in the field say this will also be a challenge for FarmedHere, especially because of its size.\u003cbr/\u003eThey note that a few other indoor farms in Wisconsin and Chicago have gone out of business. 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