Ohio University Student Senate is seeking to put indoor produce farms in campus dining halls. The project is in partnership with indoor garden company Just Vertical and replaces a former initiative to put solar umbrellas on campus.
Hibbs said through Just Vertical, a $10,000 investment would be able to put four walls of indoor farms in campus dining halls to grow fresh produce. He described the indoor farms as walls of see-through glass that can grow up to 48 different plants inside.
Drew Banks, general manager of campus cafes, said Culinary Services has met with Hibbs and Just Verticle about the indoor farms. They are working out many details, but the project is gaining momentum.
Senate's environmental affairs commissioner, Caden Hibbs, said the Senate received a $5,000 grant at the beginning of the year that was to be put toward the solar umbrellas. However, when the finalized cost for the solar umbrella project resulted in a figure of around $12,000, Hibbs thought to look elsewhere.
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