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John Miller stands amid a literal forest of 12-foot high tomato plants in one of two greenhouses on his family farm near Cheney, Kansas. As he gently shows off a cluster of ripe, pesticide-free cocktail tomatoes, John notes that Kansas has the perfect climate for growing tomatoes hydroponically in a greenhouse – and for making a living selling them to natural foods stores like GreenAcres Markets. “The nice thing about Kansas, which we didn’t realize when we decided to grow tomatoes, is that it’s a lower-humidity environment,” says John, who operates Cheney Lake Tomatoes with his wife and five children. “The lower the humidity we have the healthier the plants are. And Kansas also has a lot more sunshine in the winter, which is also good for a greenhouse.” Since he began growing tomatoes commercially five years ago, John also has discovered that Kansans are hungry for store-bought tomatoes that taste as good as homegrown. For more information, visit greenacres.com.