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Boston Microgreens: how to sprout a business with a hyperlocal urban farm

Oliver Homberg, who earned his international affairs degree from Northeastern in 2013, launched Boston Microgreens in 2018, blending organic farming methods with modern technology in a highly controlled indoor environment. The result: “a beautiful temple for plants.”

Watch Oliver’s Narrative at News@Northeastern.

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Sarah Connell, associate director for the NULab for Digital Humanities and Computational Social Science, has been part of the collaboration. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

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Brian Walshe (left) is on trial for first-degree murder. Prosecutors say Walshe killed his wife in early 2023. (Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald via AP, Pool)

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