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 # Pentair, Urban Organics Open Aquaponics Farm in Old Schmidt Brewery

 

##### By Dee DePass | Star Tribune

 

 

 Jun 7, 2017 9:00 AM ET

  Campaign:  [Smart, Sustainable Solutions](/news/campaign/smart-sustainable-solutions)  ![](https://3blcdn.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/2026-08/ows_149645634612321_1786910541.jpg "One of Nancy Espinosa's jobs at Urban Organics is placing plants into their pods to continue growing. About 475,000 pounds of organic greens will be produced. PHOTO CREDIT: Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune  ")

 One of Nancy Espinosa's jobs at Urban Organics is placing plants into their pods to continue growing. About 475,000 pounds of organic greens will be produced. PHOTO CREDIT: Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune 

 

[As originally published on the startribune.com](http://www.startribune.com/pentair-urban-organics-open-aquaponics-farm-in-old-schmidt-brewery/426048003/)

Urban Organics worker Lee Scoggins flicked a cup of powder into a large blue pool and watched as 50,000 tiny salmon, each the size of a paper clip, darted toward dinner inside the newly converted old Schmidt Brewery plant in St. Paul.

The 8-week-old fish that will grow into 10-pound beauties over the next year were introduced to an enthusiastic crowd Thursday as part of the grand opening of Urban Organics’ and Pentair’s second indoor fish and produce farm, one of the largest commercial aquaponics facilities in the world.

Read the complete article via the [startribune.com](http://www.startribune.com/pentair-urban-organics-open-aquaponics-farm-in-old-schmidt-brewery/426048003/)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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