SOUTH BOISE, Idaho — An indoor farm in South Boise will soon be full of lettuce, kale, and other leafy greens — all grown with the help of tilapia.

Greenscale is opening a facility that uses aquaponics, a process that combines aquaculture and hydroponics. The system allows farm-raised fish and water-grown produce to thrive together while conserving water.

“The plant side will produce leafy vegetables, like lettuces or kales or even potentially spinach,” said Greenscale CEO Scott Meikle. “And then the other main product, of course, is the fish, the tilapia from the aquaculture side.”

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Meikle explained that the two a

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