A Phoenix-based clean tech startup is planning a series of expansions that will create jobs and fuel the company’s growth in Arizona’s produce market.

Homer Farms Inc. is breaking ground in the coming weeks on a new solar-powered vertical farm on a 1-acre site at 2644 W. Belmont Ave. in north Phoenix.

The company signed a three-year lease with the city of Phoenix for the land with an option for a two-year extension. The vertical farm is partially funded via $600,000 in grants from the City of Phoenix Office of Environmental Programs, Salt River Project and Arizona State University.

By Amy Edelen – Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal