{"id":28017,"date":"2021-06-10T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.midwestfarmreport.com\/?p=28017"},"modified":"2021-06-08T16:11:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T21:11:39","slug":"innovative-way-of-growing-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midwestfarmreport.com\/2021\/06\/10\/innovative-way-of-growing-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovative Way Of Growing Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bryan Ernst was always curious about hydroponics and vertical farming. Now, his farm, Ernessi Farms in Ripon, is poised to become the state\u2019s largest indoor growing facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ernst\u2019s passion for vertical framing was amplified during his military service and witnessing urban poverty. \u201cWe should be able to use existing urban spaces to produce food.\u201d That\u2019s where the purpose behind the start-up began. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/mid-west-farm-report-madison\/innovative-way-of-growing-plants\/embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Innovative Way Of Growing Plants\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ernst says combining hydroponics with vertical farming makes the most of available space. Today he\u2019s focused&nbsp; on producing micro greens, basil, sunflower shoots, and other \u201cquick turn\u201d plants for consumption. Since the plants grow in a controlled environment, Ernst is able to change the different inputs they receive. Ernst says, \u201cWhen they (customers) are buying basil, they don\u2019t want to buy stem, they want to buy basil. By using the wavelength (specific light ratio), we can cut down the amount of stem customers get and they can get bigger amounts of leaf&#8217;s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:66.81186%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28027\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.midwestfarmreport.com\/2021\/06\/10\/innovative-way-of-growing-plants\/michelle-lit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.midwestfarmreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Michelle-LIT.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1170,876\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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Ernessi Farms grows mushrooms in bags and to mimic nature, Ernst says, \u201cWe physically take our bags that we are growing the mushrooms into and we physically slap them to make them think the tree is falling down in the woods.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Ernst says, \u201cFrom the time we harvest the plant, put it in the package, and in the fridge is less than an hour. The time it goes from fridge to the customer is always less than 24, but most of the time it\u2019s about 12 hours.\u201d Ernessi Farms is a growing business and to fill the demand, they will be upsizing from a 6,000 square feet with a 9 foot ceiling to a 21,000 square feet with a 16 feet ceiling growing over 430,000 plants. This building will be the largest indoor facility for growing plants in Wisconsin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more information how<a href=\"http:\/\/ernessifarms.com\/\"> Ernessi Farms grows their produce on their website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bryan Ernst was always curious about hydroponics and vertical farming. 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