Green Empire Farms

Green Empire Farms is a massive, 64-acre Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) operation in Oneida, NY. It is owned by the Mastronardi Produce company, a Canadian firm that also purchased three Intergrow Greenhouse locations in 2023. This location opened in August of 2019. Less than a year later it became notorious for a COVID outbreak, which revealed that hired migrant workers were not wearing masks and sleeping four to a room in local motels. At least 179 out of 300 Green Empire Farms tested positive.

This black and white satellite photo was created for an ArcGIS story map titled "Scorching Existence"

Cooper, Ken

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