Some of the flowers at Moonshot Farm are grown in a greenhouse that is heated by a geothermal heating unit in East Windsor.
Rebecca Kutzer-Rice holds freshly cut flowers at Moonshot Farm where the flowers are grown in a greenhouse that is heated by a geothermal heating unit in East Windsor, N.J., February 4, 2023A Brooklyn couple with no agricultural experience outside a few chickens and peas in the garden thought it would be fun to live on a farm.
Anemone flower at Moonshot Farm are grown in a greenhouse that is heated by a geothermal heating unit in East Windsor, N.J., February 5, 2023“Every single plant has its own unique requirements. We grow over 200 varieties of flowers,” said Kutzer-Rice. How to grow, when to harvest, and each flower’s unique needs are a challenge, she said. They are not certified organic but are using organic practices and that makes it really hard.
The farm received a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant through the Rural Energy for America program to install geothermal heat. The grant and new tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act covered about 60% of the approximate $100,000 installation cost. “Most people that grow in greenhouses in the winter have to add a lot of heat using fossil fuels, and this is using no fossil fuels to run,” added Kutzer-Rice.A small crowd gathered in the cold on a recent Sunday waiting for the farm stand to open.
“Since the flowers are sold a day or two after being cut they have a longer vase life,” said Mark Ginsberg.
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