Urban Organics transforms old Hamm's building
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A vacant building at the old Hamm's Brewery in St. Paul is being transformed to house an indoor urban garden and 15,000 fish.
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Urban Organics has been working on the building for more than a year. Urban Organics' Fred Haberman says eventually you'll see massive racks of leafy greens fertilized naturally by tilapia that will be held in 3,500-gallon tanks.
The business plans to supply local markets and schools beginning this fall.
WCCO-TV says the City of St. Paul and Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems are involved in the project.
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