How some Minnesota farmers grow green produce in frozen winter months

Feb 18th, 2023

The closest a Minnesotan can get to an invincible summer might be found inside Pam Benike's insulated hoop barn near Rochester. 

Inside the barn, which stretches the length of a hockey rink, grow green vegetables — red spinach, Bok choy, radishes — while a balmy 65 degrees or more prevails. On frigid nights, the thin parallel rows are covered with white plastic tarps. The nose-tingling aroma of summer hovers as the only sound is the slow drip from an elevated drainage pipe. [continue reading]