Urban Growth | MetroCrops’ co-founder Steve Domyan says there’s no reason to import lettuce from California. His innovative project, backed by a USDA research grant, involves turning unused industrial buildings in cities like Bridgeport into indoor farms. Domyan and team are fine-tuning parameters of the initiative while conducting research in Storrs. Using LED lighting technology, indoor farming will require less water, fewer nutrients, and of course have lower shipping costs than traditional farming. Metrocrops.com.