Specialty Crop

This year-round, indoor farmers’ market offers hydroponically grown ‘clean,’ fresh vegetables, fruits, and herbs; raw milk; farm-fresh eggs; homemade baked goods; meats; and other products (the business produces ‘clean’ produce using organic growing methods).

“We have a 40-foot Conex container (metal reusable shipping container), and hydroponically grow between 4 and 6 tons of produce vertically in that space each year,” says Vikki Sherman, who owns the operation with her daughters Savannah and Sierra. “And we also grow about the same amount of produce in a 1,000-foot grow room using four different types of hydroponic methods.”

In addition to the produce they grow, Vikki and her daughters also source additional produce as well as raw milk, fresh eggs, baked goods, and meats from other local and area producers. “Our goal is to help other small businesses in the area, and to provide locally produced fresh, clean foods.”

Within the Mountain Fresh Produce store is the Secret Garden Café, which uses fresh produce in smoothies and other products served in the café, which is also owned by the Shermans.