https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs...sts_po-organic
Alexis Mena first started growing hydroponically when they were 14 years old for a high school science project. They set up the plants in the lid of a box, with the roots growing directly into filtered water.
Today, Mena, 35, is a co-founder of Universe City, a business incubator and co-working space in East New York, Brooklyn, that also has a hydroponic farm that Mena expects to soon produce 3,000 pounds of food each month.
With marijuana recently legalized in New York state, Mena is now planning to make Universe City into a resource center for Black-owned cannabis businesses, offering expertise, indoor growing space and specialized equipment, such as lights.
Advocates for a sustainable marijuana industry in New York are hoping nearly all of the state's pot will be grown outdoors. That vision conflicts with efforts to create urban, indoor growing operations to employ Black, Hispanic and indigenous residents. Most agree that the environmental benefits of growing marijuana outdoors are clear. They hope that the multibillion-dollar legal marijuana industry can fulfill hopes for both climate and racial justice
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