It's the turn of the new year and a time when many people resolve to be healthier. A new kind of business in Chicago's North Shore is keeping that at heart, designed to connect people with their food, coming from a farm, in an unlikely place. There's a farm in downtown Highland Park.
"Environmentally, we can control all of the conditions," said tour guide Daniel Cohen. "We control the temperature of the environment, the windspeed across the plants, the humidity in the space. Welcome to Local Leaf."
"We are an indoor hydroponic microgreen — lettuce, spinach, and edible flower farm," said co-owner Stefanie Cohen. "We do everything here from seeding, germinating, harvesting, packing right to you."
Stefanie and Daniel opened Local Leaf recently. The front is for retail, but behind it is the growing room and the germinating room, where seeds are planted and first sprout. Daniel, a mechanical engineer, got the idea years ago after designing facilities to grow cannabis. He met many farmers and learned about food.
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