A hydroponic VF in Irvine is ‘a playground for chefs’

A hydroponic VF in Irvine is ‘a playground for chefs’

US - In a nondescript Sky Park Circle office space in Irvine, a hydroponic vertical farm called Malaia’s Microgreens is part of a quiet revolution in farming.

Owners Malaia Martinez, and Jaebin Yoo, both 22, say that their farm yields nearly 400 pounds of organic produce a week. It’s 90% more water efficient than traditional farms and uses significantly less space. In just two years, the duo have cultivated a group of chefs who enlist them to provide grown-to-order organic specialty produce.

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Photo: Jaebin Yoo and Malaia Martinez leased the Irvine space for their hydroponic vertical farm Malaia’s Microgreens in May and held their grand opening Nov. 9. (Courtesy of Malaia’s Microgreens)

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