Just months after growing its first tomato, MightyVine, a Rochelle-based hydroponic tomato farm, is doubling its operation to meet rising demand in grocery stores and restaurants in the Chicago area.

Hydroponic grower Barb Rose, 52, co-owner of Beck-n-Rose of North Middleton Township, agrees with Toigo. She also developed a niche market in the last three years — a few chefs at "better restaurants ...

If you're an indoor gardener with limited space, hydroponic gardening is a great solution to growing your own vegetables. Although it isn't just for indoors, you can also set up the easiest vegetables ...

Beth Tucker has been around farming all her life. But adapting to today's technology has helped Tucker grow better products year-round. Tucker, 55, of the Dixie community has been growing tomatoes ...

On Scott Beylik’s 4-acre farm about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, rows of tomato vines climb wires strung from the beams of his greenhouses. There’s no soil, so the roots are submerged in little ...

Just add water for an immediate green thumb. According to the USDA, "Growing plants in water culture or sand culture without soil are procedures that have been used by physiologists studying plant ...

Is it a crime to eat a tomato in March? Not if it’s grown locally without insecticides or herbicides, like these hydroponic greenhouse specimens from Washington County’s Shushan Valley Hydro Farm.

MADISON — Backyard Farms has named a new head grower to oversee the company’s 42-acre greenhouse operation. Tony Stevens will be in charge of the tomato growing operation in Madison. He has 18 years ...

MightyVine, a local grower of hydroponic tomatoes, has secured bank financing for a major greenhouse expansion as it strives to meet rising demand from restaurants and retailers. The deal with Rabo ...