“Leamington has a by-law requiring 100 per cent light abatement inside and end walls from one hour before sunset to one hour after...

Excerpt from the meeting minutes that declared a 25 acre structure a "fabric" structure... Commissioners Warner and Preiss recused and...

This is the current light pollution for the Green Empire Farms greenhouse in Oneida, NY. For reference, this is the current light...

With steel stanchions up, the scope of the greenhouse is clearly defined. As a basis of comparison, it is the size of the Warwick Mall...

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/04/28/lawyers-say-stop-work-order-greenhouse-violated-ri-right-farm-act/9553881002/

Schartner projects the greenhouse will be complete by July this year, and he looks forward to what this will mean for Rhode Island and...

JEM Farms of South Bend and Greenleaf Holdco are each planning large hydroponic growing facilities on the southwest side of the city near...

And his company, Rhode Island Grows LLC, has intentions of expanding to perhaps 1,000 acres, with similar-size greenhouses erected in and...

Gotham Greens’ Providence facility was built on land occupied by the former GE Electric light bulb factory, a “brownfields” site...

Farmer Tim Schartner and his company RI Grows began building the greenhouse off Route 2 in June, arguing that the gargantuan project was...

https://www.buzzsprout.com/608737/9855095?fbclid=IwAR17Y0loK7ktgroKkxlGSFeuOKuKobSCax3CdwK1IbZQBbYB1-BF2vIX99s Mr. Schartner mentioned...

Zoning Board Meeting Thursday, January 13, 2022 - 7:30pm Updated with Zoom details… Rhode Island Grows, LLC Appeal from the Order to...

If a fire were to happen, it could spread at an incredible speed due to the amount of wiring, fabrics, plastics and chemicals that can be...

25 acres would rank #11 on this list. https://www.greenhousegrower.com/crops/the-top-fresh-produce-greenhouse-growers-in-the-u-s/

"The issue in this is an industrial use masquerading as an agricultural use, and as a result it is a very inappropriate use of this...

MINUTES EXETER TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 11, 2021 As Governor McKee’s Executive Order allowing Open Meetings to be held...

Many greenhouses are relatively isolated from the nearest fire station with the appropriate fire fighting organization and equipment....

Existing regulations in the Netherlands allow for screen gapping and some allowance of light – this was a needed compromise that allows...

Myth: Growing cannabis RI Grows: We are only growing beefsteak tomatoes Of course RI Grows is not growing cannabis; except for a limited...

Myth: Extra light bothering neighbors RI Grows: Blackout screens to capture over 99% of light Keeping curtains like these completely...

Myth: Few seasonal jobs and no benefits RIGrows Truth: 88 full time, year-round jobs with benefits and profit sharing RI Grows “American...

If you have investors, they will want to maximize their return. The move into cannabis is all about business, he added. As a public...

Municipalities in the major greenhouse-growing area of the province are clamping down on increasingly bright greenhouse lighting making...

In September 2019, RI Grows (Tim Schartner and Fred Laist) signed a purchase and sales agreement with Havecon for a $23M greenhouse to be...

The area’s largest electricity company has incentivized a company proposing to build a huge farm in rural Exeter, RI, in exchange for...

However, the proposed controlled environment agriculture project as presented in the Schartner’s proposed zone amendment — Rhode Island...

https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/region/rhode-island/news/ri-ri-grows-breaks-ground-indoor-tomato-farming-fa-18177

Kingsville, Ontario, and Exeter, Rhode Island (June 4, 2021) – Innovative leader in greenhouse vegetable growing, Mastronardi Produce,...

Mastronardi Produce and family farming operation Rhode Island Grows have put their heads together and recently broke ground on a new...

https://amp.providencejournal.com/amp/7422539002

http://www.ripuc.ri.gov/utilityinfo/electric/CHP%20Project%20-%20RI%20Grows,%20Exeter%20(DPUC%206-24-21).pdf

https://www.ecori.org/farming/2021/6/14/massive-greenhouse-proposal-pits-need-for-local-food-production-against-towns-rural-character

Owner Tim Schartner said that the 1-million square foot greenhouse does not need the town’s approval to continue construction because...