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Contents
By Katherine L.
Adam
NCAT Agriculture
Specialist
© NCAT 2005
Herbs: Organic
Greenhouse Production
S
trictly speaking,
there is no longer
a greenhouse herb
industry in the U.
S.
(1)
Commercial-scale greenhouse production is simply not economically feasible for fresh-cut herbs,
when the entire U.
S.
market can be supplied
from outdoor operations
in favorable climates and
from foreign greenhouse
producers.
Two large
organic herb farms now
supply the Seattle produce terminal serving the
Pacific No
Less
