Aeroponic greenhouse set for development near UNR
Founders of a company that plans to develop the first commercial-sized 
aeroponic greenhouse in the nation in Reno were recently in town to pitch the idea to venture capitalists.
NewGardens LLC, a company headquartered at Beaverton, Ore., hopes to raise $1.7 million from investors at the annual Silver and Gold Conference, which draws venture capital firms from throughout the West.
The company plans a 33,000-square-foot aeroponic greenhouse at the Valley Road Field Laboratory operated by the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station.
The University of Nevada, Reno Board of Regents has approved a lease with the company, which plans to work closely with the experiment station. The 