Kara Thornton opened her business Plantacious Girl in mid-April, selling salad mixes, greens, edible flowers, herbs and other vegetables grown aeroponically, with their roots suspended in midair without soil, in her home greenhouse. Photos by Kelly J. Farrell
Business & Real Estate
Healthy food co-ops sprouting in Southwest Florida
Salad greens are growing—roots suspended in midair—in the white towers of the new Plantacious Girl business launched in Golden Gate Estates this April. Owner Kara Thornton grows green vegetables, edible flowers and herbs using the aeroponic growing method, with the plants’ roots floating without soil and consistently misted with a mix of nutrients and water.
