Vertical Farming Podcast - Conversations with CEOs, Founders & Leaders in AgTech & CEA
Episodes
S7E81: Tim Hade / Scale Microgrid’s - Tackling Climate, Energy, & Hunger Through Vertical Farming
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryTim Hade is Co-founder and COO of Scale Microgrids, an organization that builds and invests in the world’s most cutting-edge microgri...
S7E80: Dr. Isaac Berzin / Vaxa Life’s - The Complexity of Algae & A Quest for Sustainability
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryDr. Isaac Berzin is the Founder and CTO at Vaxa Life, an organization that is developing sustainable algae-based feed and food ingredie...
S7E79: Tom Adamczyk / Planted Detroit’s - Biosecurity, Vertical Farming, & Improving the Food Supply Chain
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryTom Adamczyk is the Founder & CEO at Planted Detroit, a beyond-organic farm that grows nutrient-packed greens and micros in a susta...
S6E78: Brandy Keen / Surna’s - From Cannabis to Controlled Environment Food Production
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryBrandy Keen is the Co-founder & Senior Technical Advisor at Surna, an organization that designs, engineers and manufactures applica...
S6E77: Nadun Hennayaka / GAIA Project Australia - Creating a More Symbiotic Relationship Between Mankind & Planet Earth
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryNadun Hennayaka is the Founder and CEO at GAIA Project Australia, an organization with a vision to combine the most developed technolog...
S6E76: Magdalena Szawarska / Nangatech’s - Growing Smarter & More Sustainably Through Nanogas Technology
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryMagdalena Szawarska is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nangatech, an organization that designs the most effective nanogas technology to boost...
S6E75: Eric Lang / ZipGrow’s - Fixing the Broken Food Model Through Education & Local Farms
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryEric Lang is the President and co-founder of ZipGrow, an organization that educates, equips, and empowers local farmers to grow better ...
S6E74: Dr. Christian Toma / Kalera - Improving the Food System & The Science of Great Greens
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryDr. Christian Toma is the Founder and Chief Science Officer (CSO) at Kalera, a technology-driven vertical farming company that is deliv...
S6E73: David Ahmed / Hexafarms - Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, a ‘Never Satisfied' Attitude, & Humility in Vertical Farms
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryDavid Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of HexaFarms, an Ag-Tech Startup that develops software for vertical-farming systems. They harvest d...
S6E72: Allison Kopf / iUNU - Augmented Reality & AI in CEA: The Intersection of Technology & Humanity
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryAllison Kopf is the Chief Growth Officer at iUNU, a software development company that’s building the future of the controlled environ...
S6E71: Consolidation, Hybridization & Regenerative Agriculture with Agritecture’s Henry Gordon-Smith
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryHenry Gordon-Smith is the Founder of Agritecture, a global leader in urban agriculture consulting services. Today, Harry welcomes Henry...
S6E70: Plant Genetics, First-Time CEO Challenges, & Improving the Equity & Quality of Food with Nordetect’s Keenan Pinto
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryKeenan Pinto is the founder and CEO of Nordetect, a real-time nutrient analysis product with cloud-connected hardware and accessible so...
S6E69: The Intersection of Emerging Technology In Agriculture & Energy with GrowFlux’s Eric Eisele
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryEric Eisele is an entrepreneur, environmentalist and CEO of Growflux, a horticultural tech company offering automation and cloud techno...
S6E68: Modernizing & Democratizing Vertical Farming in Greece with Christos Raftogiannis
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryFounder and CEO of CityCrop, Christos Raftogiannis, joins the show to share his passion for agriculture, how the Indoor AgTech industry...
S6E67: Using Agriculture & Storytelling to Make a Positive Difference in Society with From Farms to Incubators’ Amy Wu
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryFounder and Chief Content Director of From Farms to Incubators, Amy Wu joins the show today to share her mission of highlighting women ...
S6E66: Creating Sustainable Solutions for Climate-Resilient Agriculture with Ekonoke’s Inés Sagrario
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryCo-Founder at Ekonoke, Inés Sagrario, joins the show to share her eclectic background, including her time at The Cluster Competitivene...
S5E65: Helping Indoor Farms Grow More Sustainably, My Startup Journey, and the Joys of Entrepreneurship with VegBed's Albert Lin
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryFounder and CEO of VegBed, Albert Lin joins the show today to share the work he’s doing to create a better and easier way to use grow...
S5E64: Growing AgTech by Supporting Small Farming & Farming as a Service with HRVSTS’ Ali Daniali
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryFounder and CEO of HRVSTS, Ali Daniali joins the show today to share his engineering background, the origin story of HRVSTS and the imp...
S5E63: Diversifying & Being of Service to the AgTech Industry with Nicola Kerslake
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryFounder and CEO of Contain and recurring guest, Nicola Kerslake joins the show today to discuss three exciting and innovative areas of ...
S5E62: Building A Future Together: From The Air Force to Pioneering Technology with Jamie Burrows
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryFounder and CEO of Vertical Future, Jamie Burrows is a passionate leader with extensive knowledge of the indoor AgTech space. Vertical ...
S5E61: Social Entrepreneurism, Water Intelligence & Being a Change for Good with Meena Sankaran
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryFounder and CEO of KETOS, Meena Sankaran joins the show to discuss her passion for leveraging disruptive technologies to make an impact...
S5E60: It’s Not the Problem, It’s How You Handle It: Traversing the Goat Path to Success with Indoor Ag-Con’s Brian Sullivan
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryCEO of Indoor Ag-Con, Brian Sullivan joins the show to share his years of experience in event management and what led him to acquire In...
S5E59: Flash of Inspiration: How Digital Electricity Is Changing the Vertical Farming Industry with VoltServer’s Stephen Eaves
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryCEO and Founder of VoltServer, Stephen Eaves joins the show to share over twenty years of experience in the energy industry and his pas...
S5E58: A One Size Fits All Solution for Growing Greens at Home with Agrilution’s Max Loessl
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryCo-Founder & CEO of Agrilution, Max Loessl has a vision of bringing the revolutionary concept of vertical farming to every home to ...
S5E57: Broadening the Farm: Providing Holistic Solutions & Innovation within the Vertical Farming Industry with Netled Oy’s Niko Kivioja
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryCEO of Netled, Niko Kivioja spent the first part of his career in controlled environment agriculture (CEA) as a grower and has spent th...
S5E56: Transforming Local Produce, One Rooftop Greenhouse at a Time with Gotham Greens’ Viraj Puri
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryCo-founder and CEO of Gotham Greens, Viraj Puri is on a mission to transform the way we approach our food system by growing greener foo...
S5E55: Leveraging Technology to Achieve Revolutionary Results in AgTech with Vonnie Estes
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryVice President of Innovation at Produce Marketing Association, Vonnie Estes is driven by a passion for agriculture, sustainability and ...
S5E54: Innovation, Supply Chain and Expanding Beyond Leafy Greens with John Purcell
07 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryPresident and CEO of Unfold, Dr. John Purcell returns to the show to discuss the progress he’s made helping improve efficiencies with...
S5E53: Reinventing the Food Industry with Juan Gabriel Succar
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Juan Gabriel Succar, CEO and Director of Verde Compacto,...
S4E52: The Deal and PR Blueprint for Launching Successful Vertical Farm Projects with Michael Sichenzia
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Michael Sichenzia. Michael is the Managing Director at G...
S4E51: Christine Zimmermann-Loessl - Advancing Sustainability and the Vertical Farming Movement
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Christine Zimmermann-Loessl, Chairwoman at Associati...
S4E50: Ray Urrutia - Impacting Humanity and Feeding the World Organically through Terraponics
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Ray Urrutia, Founder and CEO of Terra Firma Foods, an o...
S4E49: Dandridge Melton - Solving Worldwide Agricultral Challenges through Hydroponic Technology & Shipping Containers
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Dandridge Melton, founder of Vertical Growth Farming Sy...
S4E48: Eric Levesque - Overcoming Obstacles When Starting an Indoor Farm, Finding the Right Partner & Raising Funds
08 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes back to the show Eric Levesque, co-founder and Managing Partner at C...
S4E47: Scot Bryson - Integrating Advanced Technologies to Address Climate Change & World Hunger
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Scot Bryson, founder of Orbital Farm, a global agri tec...
S4E46: Simon Deacon of Light Science Technologies on AI, Sensors & the Future of LED Technology in Vertical Farming
25 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Simon Deacon, founder and CEO of Light Science Technolo...
S4E45: Matt Ryan CEO of Soli Organic on Identifying a Clear Vision & Fulfilling a Vision
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Matt Ryan, CEO of Soli Organic. Formerly known as Shena...
S4E44: Aja Atwood - Plant-Training Robotics
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Aja Atwood. Aja is the co-founder and CEO of Trella Technologies, an or...
S4E43: Samantha Johnson - Nudging Students into an Aquaponics Tank
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Samantha Johnson. Samantha is the Director of Aquaponics...
S4E42: Rosario Iacono - What a Tomato Should Be
16 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Rosario Iacono. Rosario is the Founder of Kasveista, a c...
S4E41: Craig Hurlbert - Going Slow To Go Fast
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show, co- founder & co-CEO at Local Bounti, Craig Hurlber...
S4E40: Shannon O'Malley - Creating Your Neighborhood Farm
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show, co- founder & CEO at Brick Street Farms, Shannon O’...
S3E39: Austin Webb - Transforming Modern Agriculture
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show, CEO and co-founder of Fifth Season, Austin Webb. Fifth ...
S3E38: Marc Oshima - Business as a Force for Good: Indoor Farming
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at AeroFarms, Ma...
S3E1: Season 3, Bonus 1 – Harry Duran
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryHarry takes a moment to thank the listeners and provide updates on the remaining Season 3 episodes.Episode SponsorCULTIVATDIndoor A-Con...
S3E37: Thomas Oberlin - Micro Greens: A Gateway Vegetable
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show, co-founder at Fazenda Urbana, Thomas Oberlin. Fazenda U...
S3E36: David Cohen - LED Innovation and Helping the World Grow Smarter
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show, CEO at Fluence, David Cohen. Fluence is a horticultural...
S3E35: Hiroki Koga - Vertical Farming at Commercial Scale
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show, co-founder and CEO at Oishii, Hiroki Koga. Oishii grows...
S3E34: Charlie Guy - Simple, Efficient and Sustainable Growing
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of LettUs Grow, ...
S3E33: Dave Dinesen - Localized Growing: If Not Now, When
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show serial entrepreneur, Dave Dinesen. Dave is the CEO of Cu...
S3E32: Nona Yehia & Caroline Croft Estay - Empowering the Underserved
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show co-founders of Vertical Harvest, Nona Yehia and Caroline...
S3E31: Niko Kivioja - High-Tech for Small Vertical Farms
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Niko Kivioja. Niko is the CEO of Netled, an organization...
S3E30: Eric Levesque - Lending Farmers a Helping Hand
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Eric Levesque. Eric is the co-founder and VP of Business...
S3E29: Nicholas Dyner - Nanobubbles, Aquaculture and Access to Clean, Safe Water
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Nicholas Dyner. Nick is the CEO of Moleaer, an organizat...
S3E28: Robert Laing - Farms of the Future
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show founder, leader and author, Robert Laing. Rob is the Fou...
S3E27: Allison Kopf - Leveraging Software & Technology in the AgTech Space
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show speaker, investor and entrepreneur, Allison Kopf. Alliso...
S2E26: Sepehr Mousavi - Sustainability, Innovation and the Future of AgTech
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show speaker, futurist and Chief Sustainability Officer at Sw...
S2E25: Sam Norton - Seawater Agriculture: Tapping into the Earth’s Largest Resource
20 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Founder of Heron Farms, Sam Norton. It is the mission of...
S2E24: Alexander Olesen & Graham Smith - Farming for a Better Future
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show co-founders of Babylon MicroFarms, Alexander Olesen and ...
S2E23: Melvin Medina - An Agricultural Globetrotter
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Agricultural Officer at FAO, Food and Agriculture Organi...
S2E22: Kyle Barnett - Ponic Jobs, Podcasting & Paying It Forward
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show founder of Ponic Jobs and co-host of the CropTalk Podcas...
S2E21: Ed Harwood - Aeroponics, SOPs & Serendipity
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Chief Science Officer (CSO) of AeroFarms, Ed Harwood. It...
S2E20: Marc Plinke - Rethinking Greenhouses and Our Approach to Growing Food
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ceres Green...
S2E19: Nate Storey - Long-Distance Supply Chains, Accessing Capital & Doing Meaningful Work through Vertical Farming
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show co-founder and Chief Science Officer (CSO) of Plenty, Na...
2020 Year End Review - Harry Duran
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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S2E18: Henry Sztul - Technology, R&D & Building Resilient Food Systems
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show physicist, entrepreneur and self-proclaimed tinkerer, He...
S2E17: John Purcell - Building a Sustainable Future by Falling In Love with the Solution, Not the Science
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show President and CEO of Unfold, Dr. John Purcell. John has ...
S2E16: DeMario Vitalis - Leaving Hydroponics Better Than How He Found It
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Founder of New Age Provisions, DeMario Vitalis. New Age Provisions is a...
S2E15: Eddy Badrina - Creating Exponential Positive Change
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show CEO of Eden Green, Eddy Badrina. Eden Green is a vertical farming techn...
S2E14: Tobias Peggs - Discovering a More Resilient Food System through Vertical Farming
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show co-founder and CEO of Square Roots, Tobias Peggs. Square Roots is an in...
S1E13: Michelle Bonahoom - Lighting the Way Forward: How Heilux is Impacting the AgTech Industry
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Interim CEO at Heilux, Michelle Bonahoom. In this episode, Harry and Mi...
S1E12: David Farquhar - Leveraging Science and Scale
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes back to the show CEO of Intelligent Growth Solutions, David Farquhar. In this episo...
S1E11: Alex Tyink - Fork Farms: Growing Food for Positive Change
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Tyink is the President of Fork Farms, an organization that started on the principle that growing fresh and healthy food is a vehicle for positive...
S1E10: 010 Scott Massey - GroPod: How a Bold Aeroponic Appliance is Changing the AgTech Landscape
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Massey is the Founder and CEO of Heliponix, an organization that provides consumers with the GroPod, an aeroponic appliance that can yield a ful...
S1E9: 009 Andrew Carter - Distributed Farming: How Smallhold Is Growing and Networking in the Ag Space
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Carter is the co-founder and CEO at Smallhold the first, and only, organic farm in NYC. Andrew is a greenhouse and vertical farming specialist,...
S1E8: 008 Virginia Emery - Frass Happens: Dissecting Insect Farming
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Virginia Emery is an entrepreneur with a passion for insects and the founder and CEO of Beta Hatch, a company that grows insects as sustainable protei...
S1E7: 007 Nicola Kerslake - Funding the Indoor AgTech Space
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nikola Kerslake is a registered investment adviser and founder of Contain, a fintech platform for indoor agriculture that aids indoor farmers in findi...
S1E6: 006 Dave Ridill - From Paramedic Firefighter to Vertical Farmer
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Ridill is a hydroponic farmer as well as the owner and head of operations at Clawson Greens, an organization that supplies Teton Valley and surro...
S1E5: 005 Jon Friedman - A Green Mind
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Friedman is the COO and co-founder of Freight Farms, an organization that provides agricultural products and services that enable on-site commerci...
S1E4: 004 Henry Gordon Smith - Exploring the Socioeconomic Divide in Agriculture
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Gordon Smith is a global AgTech leader, speaker and founder of Agritecture, a global leader in urban agriculture consulting services. Join Harry...
S1E3: 003 Stephen Pankhurst - Analyzing the Evolution and Profitability of Vertical Farming
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show process improvement engineer and vertical farming expert, Stephen Pankh...
S1E2: 002 Louisa Burwood-Taylor - The Biggest Challenges Facing Indoor Agriculture
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show AgTech journalist, Louisa Burwood-Taylor. As a journalist and editor, L...
S1E1: 001 David Farquhar - It's Time For the Industry to Grow Up
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show serial entrepreneur and CEO of Intelligent Growth Solutions, David Farq...
Vertical Farming Podcast Trailer
02 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this trailer episode I share the origin story of the Vertical Farming Podcast, including what inspired me to start the show, as well as a preview o...