It’s an interesting place with a compelling story. The city had to take it over, though. It started off as a private venture but they just couldn’t get it done without a lot of government money. They have automated systems they had to order from some place in Europe because we don’t have anything as reliable in the states (at least that’s what the VH folks say).
They don’t have many options in a location where it gets 30 below and has several feet of snow in some years. It supports what you have said about getting more produce out of a small amount of space.