It's Always Sunny at St. Petersburg's Brick Street Farms

When you picture a farm, what comes to mind? Acres of crops? Wide open spaces? Well, you’re about to meet a farmer who’s updating that image for the 21st century. 

Shannon O’Malley is the co-founder and CEO of Brick Street Farms in St. Petersburg’s Warehouse Arts District. It’s a hydroponic farm that uses climate-controlled shipping containers to grow produce. In our conversation, Shannon shares why she and her husband Brad Doyle started Brick Street Farms, why many chefs prefer their kale to other brands and how Brick Street 5vegetables ended up in hundreds of Publix supermarkets.

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