It's a first for the New River Valley, home to buildings repurposed for vertical farming.
"It's nice to work on something that will have an impact in the area," Cody Journell with Vegg Inc. said.
Journell and a team are looking to transform the former Jefferson School in Pulaski into a vertical farming facility.
"We're excited about this project," Journell said. Journell said vertical farming helps grow an additional 10 acres more produce, which can help with food scarcity in rural and urban areas.
Journell also said vertical farming can bring jobs to the Pulaski. "Help with providing food in economically suppressed areas, and even urban areas too, we're going to need someone managing the building, someone growing the crops, which takes a team," Journell said.
Pulaski County leaders are pleased Vegg Inc. is working to repurpose the former school in the area.
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