WGME-TV13 • August 5, 2021
An indoor growing farm is coming to Westbrook, right in the heart of the city. Developers for Vertical Harvest will build a massive three-story growhouse that will grow around 2 million pounds of fresh produce each year. "It's bringing farming into a downtown, into the urban center where people live so they can see where their food comes from,” Day Brothers LLC Principal Greg Day said. “It also creates jobs. This facility will create 50 fulltime positions." The development is expected to bring dozens of apartments and other retail space. Construction is expected to start in October.