USA - GEORGIA - VIDEO - Better Fresh Farms Leading Hydroponic Growth In Georgia

November 17, 2023

Frank Sulkowski / Anchor/Reporter

Sustainable indoor food grower in Metter is anchor of Georgia Grown Community

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METTER, Ga. — The future of farming is here inside several modified shipping containers, tucked away in a downtown Metter warehouse.

Welcome to Better Fresh Farms.

"At no point in time when I was attending Georgia Tech did I think I would end up farming lettuce," explains Better Fresh Farms founder Grant Anderson. "But, I learned in business school that if you see a need and meet it well, you have a quality business opportunity."

Grant Anderson planted the seed for his new business back in 2016 in Effingham County. The hydroponic operation moved to Metter shortly after and has been growing (no pun intended) ever since.

"Just grateful for all the support we've had locally," says Anderson. "If it wasn't for a number of folks at the state and local level that have gotten behind us, there's no way we would be where we are today."

Unlike traditional farms that dot the landscape around Georgia, Better Fresh Farms producing numerous varieties of lettuce, kale, herbs and other vegetables without the use of soil.

Fed by nutrient filled water, Anderson's plants are housed in containers where the temperature and lighting is ideal for growing. Conditions are free of things like weeds and insects and herbicides and pesticides aren't needed.