Growing Up — Ep. 02 (Henry Gordon-Smith) and Ep. 03 (Rick Ladendorf)
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Growing Up is a podcast about indoor farming growers, entrepreneurs, and technologists. In episode two, I chat with Henry Gordon-Smith, urban agriculture consultant and founder of Agritecture Consulting. Henry is a self-proclaimed “cheerleader” of the industry and has built a business around helping indoor farming entrepreneurs succeed.
Some mistakes Henry sees new farmers make:
- Not enough market research
- Miscalculating costs (labor and product waste)
- Not understanding your production needs and whether a vertical or greenhouse operation would be best
Henry’s resources to check out:
- GreenTech conference in Amsterdam
- AgFunder News
- Rob Laing’s (founder Farm.One) posts
Events to attend if you’re interested in learning more:
- Aglanta: Smart Ag for Smart Cities (Henry and I will both be speaking…let me know if you’re going to attend)
- Agritecture Workshops — workshops focused on collaboration, design, and innovation in urban agriculture and vertical farming
Want to get in touch with Henry? Head to his site: www.agritecture.consulting.
Episode three features Rick Ladendorf, President and co-founder of Global Growables. Global Growables is a container farming company focused on reducing childhood obesity and encouraging local food production. Each container produces over 1,000 lbs of produce.
What’s inside the container?
- 240 sf of grow area
- 64 Micro-Green trays
- 168 vertical towers
- 2,352 grow-pods (plant sites)
- 84 Liquid-cooled Vertical LED lights
- 32 LED Micro-Green Lights
- 14 individually controlled LED Dimmer boxes
- Climate control sensors
- Robust oxygen and CO2 movement
Want to get in touch with Global Growables? Head to their site: http://globalgrowables.com/
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