vertical farming

In this episode Joe and Nick discuss vertical farming, hydroponics and much more.

More about Joe Swartz:
Website: https://amhydro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HydroConsultant

More about Nick Greens:
Website: https://www.nickgreens.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/InfoGreens

In this episode Joe and Nick interview Grahame Dunling about his extensive career in vertical farming. Vertical farming allows us to grow healthy, accessible foods within a few acres of land, close to home.

Grahame Dunling, together with son Matthew, has launched WorldWide Local Salads, bringing vertical farming to the city where the rich rural hinterlands saw the family well for more than 100 years.

More about Grahame Dunling:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahame-dunling

More about Joe Swartz:
Website: https://amhydro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HydroConsultant

More about Nick Greens:
Website: https://www.nickgreens.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/InfoGreens

We’re spotlighting a new show on HRN: Fields. Fields brings you the stories of people who are working in urban agriculture—for money, for fun, to feed the hungry, and for entirely other reasons. In each episode, hosts Melissa Metrick and Wythe Marschall delve into different foods grown in cities. Moreover, they investigate the whys behind getting up in the morning and working as a farmer in the shadow of skyscrapers. You don’t need to be a farmer to enjoy this podcast, or even a foodie! With their expert guests, Melissa and Wythe break down the realities and possible futures of urban farming to their elements.

Today we share Episode 5: ‘Shrooms! Indoors, Foraged, and Friendly. Why are mushrooms so popular recently, and who is growing them—and searching for them in the wild—in New York City? To find out, the hosts interviewed a whole bunch of fungi-focused folks. Learn about the cello-inspired origins of the commercial vertical farming startup Smallhold, which grows oyster mushrooms and lion’s mane all over the city. Hear from an entrepreneur on why she started—and then sold—her mushroom farm in Brooklyn.  Melissa and Wythe visit expert forager Wildman Steve—who makes us call him “Wildman”—and try to avoid his bird. And they end with a very fun, philosophical interview of Jie Jin, a mushroom club organizer who makes them rethink our relationship to fungi spores. 

Subscribe to Fields wherever you get your podcasts (Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS).

When I returned from maternity leave in January, I reached out to my good friend Henry Gordon-Smith from Agritecture to find out what I'd missed and what sort of traction the highly funded startups were really getting. When thinking about which company was making the greatest strides, Henry highlighted Infarm, the Berlin-based vertical farming group with more than $300m in funding under its belt. Infarm's global footprint has expanded rapidly in recent months with its in-store units cropping up across the globe and even in Japan, one of the most developed indoor agriculture nations globally.

So we decided to co-host an episode with Infarm's two cofounders, and brothers, Guy and Erez Galonska, to dig in to this growth.

Expect to hear about their surprising commitment to sustainability, focus on their core customer -- the retailer -- expansion of their plant science team and evolution of their differentiated business  model.

Welcome to another episode of Halo Drop, this one’s a real eclectic mix for you. We’ve got everything from vertical farming at home, to agricultural sensors, to the best startup Indian mattress companies. 

But first - what can you do to not be dependent on the supply chain? You can start by growing your own foods, in vertical farming. 

“Lettuce and basil are super easy to grow, I started growing tomatoes and have been growing them for two months… The tomatoes you grow at home are a lot more robust and different than what you get in the store. What's in a grocery store is genetically modified to be exactly what people want.”

Next, as we're moving and shifting into this always connected, always on world, how do you get all this data collected faster and easier? Sensors are the answer. And what is going to be the new use case for these things? One is agricultural tech. 

“There's this big push now towards agriculture. There's a bunch of companies that are trying to really figure out how do you sense how your farm or your produce is doing, so you can then further optimize it?”

Another is startups offering sleep solutions online. 

“The mattress industry was worth over $27 billion in 2017. And it's going to reach over $43 billion in 2024.”

To find out more, don’t miss this latest installment of Halo Drop!

On today’s podcast:

• Vertical farming
• Agricultural sensors
• Sleep industry
• The fish that ate the whale
• Gold Belly

Links:

• Wink and Nod
• Casper
• Cultyvate
• The fish that ate the whale - Rich Cohen
• Gold Belly

Hosts Twitter
Vishal - https://twitter.com/vgurbuxani
Krishna - https://twitter.com/ksub15
Sunil - http://twitter.com/vermasun

Show Social
Twitter https://twitter.com/halodropfm

How did you come to start farms that employ people with different abilities and people exiting the prison system? Vertical farming pioneer and industry leader Penny McBride (COO, Second Chances Farm) joins Wythe and Melissa to discuss her career, working with farmhands from nontraditional backgrounds, and food safety during the time of COVID-19. Penny co-founded Vertical Harvest, a hybrid greenhouse/vertical farm in Jackson, Wyoming, that employees people with different abilities. Recently, Penny joined the team at a new indoor startup, Second Chances in Wilmington, Delaware, which employs people coming out of the prison system. Our discussion explores the importance of hiring people with different abilities and backgrounds within the agricultural world. On top of that, Penny is a major food safety and Good Agricultural Practices nerd. We have a great conversation about what’s changed on her farms lately, what hasn’t, and where the indoor ag industry is headed. Check it out and subscribe to Fields.

Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Fields by becoming a member!

Fields is Powered by Simplecast.

In today’s episode of The Real State, we explore the intersection between vertical farming and real estate, and how this new industry is disrupting traditional farming, and what types of locations are needed as farms get closer to home. Our guest Aaron Damus, is co-founder of Sprout Organic Farms a vertical farming company based in Rhode Island. Check for more show notes here: https://www.therealstate.co/episodes/episode-11-high-rise-farming

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Over the past six years, Jim Pantaleo has been a large-scale, commercial operator/indoor farmer, speaker, writer, business developer, investigative C-level start-up team member, plant science nerd, and conference organizer/MC. He seeks to create positive change, shift the paradigm of sustainable indoor plant production and disrupt (and enhance) supply chains to meet the challenges of modern, large-scale agriculture. 

What's up to my etheric emus and lustrous lucky lionesses~

Welcome back to the BNP, y'all! Thank you for listening and supporting the pod. I appreciate you all.

The desert skies are cloudy, but the BNP is comin in clear with another dose of thought candy and idea gum.

This week, I have an intriguing utopian topic and a very special guest to teach us about it. Naomi Cadena holds an MS in biomimicry from the College of Global Futures at Arizona State University. Naomi was kind enough to join the pod and provide an introductory overview to this topic.

So.
What is biomimicry?
What function does it have for society?
What could biomimicry accomplish for our world?
What are the environmental impacts of biomimicry and how may it help to remediate existing damage to our habitat?
Why else is biomimicry important?

These questions and much more are addressed in this week's interview. A big and heartfelt thanks to Naomi for hopping on the pod and educating us on this important topic. I hope y'all enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Help me expand our tribe of philosopher-barbarians by rating, reviewing and subscribing to the BNP. 

Check me out on Instagram @conantanner 

Support the podcast by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/noetics. Act now to secure your monthly truckload of sugar gliders! Limited sugar glider truckloads available. 

Until next time lovely listeners, 

Be good to yourselves 
and to each other. 

One Love, 

Conan 

TRACK LIST FOR THIS EPISODE 

Dykotomi- Corvid Crunk 

Vangelis Conquest of Paradise

Chillhop Essentials Winter 2020

Durand Jones and the Indications - Cruisin to the Park

Atyya - DDD Quarantine Session

Woodie Guthrie - Pastures of Plenty

Kanisan - Ruya 

Chicano Batman - This Land Is Your Land

Support My Sponsor:
Magic Mind Adaptogenic & Nootropic Elixir 20% off at Checkout!
https://magicmind.com/barbarianpod | Use Code: BARBARIANPOD20

If you dig the pod, check out the adjacent video & livestream show Barbarian Yak Fest w/ Dr. Sylvie & Deus ex Machinist on Rokfin: https://rokfin.com/BarbarianYakFest

Find me on IG: barbarian_noetics

Become a Beloved Patron: patreon.com/noetics (unlock bonus content plus win a Dream Interpretation)

Direct Donate on PayPal @barbarian.noetics@proton.me
or Cash App@ $BarbarianRaven

One time donation: buymeacoffee.com/noetics.

Spread the word and tell a friend. Remember to set the BNP on Auto Download after you subscribe. I appreciate you all.

Let's Activate the human spirit!

FAIR USE DISCLAIMER:
Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 allows for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, education and research.

"The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired."

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

During the pandemic, outdoor and indoor spaces are being reconceptualized to better suit new ways of living, working, and eating. In this episode we’ll explore the ways familiar spaces are shifting to become more hygienic, more profitable, and more accessible. We start with a story about the expansion of outdoor dining into New York City’s sidewalks and streets. Then we travel to outer space to learn how astronauts are abandoning freeze-dried foods for home cooked meals. We wander through a park that aims to forge a healthier relationship between people and plants. And we examine how one vertical farm has reimagined both agriculture and office space. 

Further Reading:

Watch Candace’s explorations in urban foraging on a series of videos on the CURB’s Instagram.

Learn more about food in space on Episode 45 of Meat and Three: Houston, We Have Dip n Dots. Listen on our website here or wherever you get your podcasts.

Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Meat and Three by becoming a member!

Meat and Three is Powered by Simplecast.

Rob Laing was a successful tech entrepreneur in Japan when he first realized his stressful, nonstop lifestyle was leading him astray. After leaving his company, embracing a plant-based diet and taking time to learn more about his food sources, he came across the burgeoning indoor vertical farming movement - and saw the impact he could make on the food industry while leveraging his tech background. Rob started Farm.One in 2016 with 350sqft inside New York's Institute of Culinary Education, growing rare and specialty herbs and flowers for some of the city's best culinary talent. Now Farm.One has expanded into its second location inside 2-Michelin-starred Atera with an even wider breadth of offerings and detailed techniques for growing consistently and sustainably. Join us as we talk about Rob's journey from tech to food as well as the ins and outs of urban farming - what it means for our food systems now and in the future.

Why Food? is powered by Simplecast

Farm-to-table is so stale. The fresh new thing is putting the farm inside the restaurant. Brooklyn food tech start-up Smallhold has built mini vertical farming units to install inside restaurants, retailers and wholesalers. The indoor farms allow chefs to grow and harvest lettuces, herbs and mushrooms, just moments before cooking. In-studio guests Andrew Carter, CEO/Co-founder Smallhold, and Angela Dimayuga, chef, discuss the future of restaurant farms, and their recent collaboration on the mushroom installation at Mission Chinese Food NYC.

Tech Bites is powered by Simplecast

This week on Eating Matters, we bring you a special field piece recorded at AeroFarms - an indoor, vertical farm - in Newark, New Jersey. Jenna Liut teams up with fellow Heritage Radio Network hosts Erin Fairbanks (The Farm Report) and Chef Emily Peterson (Sharp and Hot) to tour the company's state-of-the-art aeroponic facility that uses a patented technology, allowing the growing of food indoors without sun or soil, using 95% less water than in the field. Tune in for our tour of the facility, a 30,000 square foot former paintball and laser tag arena which houses the largest vertical farm in the world.

This week on The Farm Report, we bring you a special field piece recorded at AeroFarms in Newark, New Jersey.

Vertical farming is the practice of producing food in vertically stacked layers, vertically inclined surfaces and/or integrated in other structures, and AeroFarms is the largest vertical farm in the world. Their state-of-the-art aeroponic growing system uses a patented technology that allows us to grow food indoors without sun or soil, using 95% less water than in the field.

Tune in for a tour of their Newark Farm facility, a 30,000 square foot former paintball and laser tag arena.