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Guests Victoria Brian de Moura & Henry Gordon Smith of Agritecture elaborate on the current status, viability, and future of Controlled Environment Agriculture in Latin America-and how women participating in the sector may be key to unlocking its growth and benefits within food systems.Links:Victoria Brian de Moura https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-bmoura/Henry Gordon-Smithhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/hgordonsmith/Michael Scaddenhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mscadden/Women in CEA:https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-cea/Christine Gould: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinergould/Thought for Food LATAM:https://www.instagram.com/tfflatam/Agritecture:https://www.agritecture.com/

Welcome to our last episode of 2024! Today we speak with Henry Gordon-Smith, Founder and CEO of Agritecture, an advisory and technology firm specializing in climate-smart agriculture. Our conversation explores the prospects for vertical farming and climate smart agriculture in reducing the environmental impacts of food systems and the role of emerging technologies in reshaping the way we feed a growing population.

In this episode, we explore the innovative world of sustainable agriculture with Henry Gordon-Smith, Founder and CEO of Agritecture. From high-tech vertical farms to climate-smart agriculture solutions, we dive into the latest trends and technologies revolutionizing how we grow and produce food. Discover how sustainable agriculture can help address pressing global issues like climate change, water scarcity, and food security, and learn about exciting developments in urban agriculture, hydroponics, and more.

Controlled environment agriculture saw tons of interest and investment in the post-pandemic period, but how are macro-economic conditions impacting the sector in 2024? Agritecture founder and CEO Henry Gordon-Smith joined The Food Institute Podcast to break down the sector's prospects, technological advancements, and what types of foods are being grown indoors. More about Henry Gordon-Smith: Henry Gordon-Smith is a sustainability strategist focused on urban agriculture, water issues, and emerging technologies. Henry earned his BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, coursework in Food Security and Urban Agriculture from Ryerson University in Toronto, and an MSc in Sustainability Management from Columbia University. In 2014, Henry responded to a global need for technology-agnostic guidance on urban agriculture by launching the advisory firm Agritecture Consulting which has now consulted on over 250 urban agriculture projects in over 40 countries. Follow Henry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hgordonsmith/ More about Agritecture: Agritecture is an advisory services firm focused on climate-smart agriculture, particularly urban and controlled environment agriculture (CEA). Learn more here: https://www.agritecture.com/ Sign up for the free Daily Update newsletter here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/Z0oAfQy Sign up for Agritecture's weekly newsletter, the Agritect Chronicles, here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7087472966938071040/

This week's episode of Green Minds features Henry Godon-Smith, who is the CEO and founder of Agritecture, a global urban agriculture consulting firm, whose mission is to empower impact-driven organizations to develop feasible urban farming solutions.   As a sustainability strategist focused on urban agriculture, water issues and emerging technologies, Henry has visited urban farms in five continents and worked on community and for-profit urban farms.     Eva interviews Henry about his motivation to found Agritecture and venture into the field of climate smart agriculture, the benefits of Controlled Environment Agriculture and the key opportunities, challenges and trends of urban and vertical farming.   For listeners who want to delve deeper, a link to Agritecture can be found here.   Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us an email at podcast.greenminds@gmail.com  

Following up on their review of recent bad news in the field of vertical farming, Melissa and Wythe catch up with an expert: Henry Gordon-Smith, founding CEO of the urban and controlled environment agriculture consultancy Agritecture. Henry relates his thoughts on recent shifts in commercial indoor and urban agriculture, reflecting on some of Agritecture's experiences and what could happen in the near future. It's a short, fun, and informative conversation! Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Fields by becoming a member!Fields is Powered by Simplecast.

This episode features a conversation between Phil Dillard, Founder of Thruline Networks, and Henry Gordon-Smith, Founder and CEO at Agritecture, the world's leading urban agriculture blog, consultancy, and now farm planning Software as a Service. With over 11 years of experience in the field, Henry is a trusted advisor to corporations, investors, and new farmers on vertical farming feasibility, design, marketing, and due diligence. He is also a strategic advisor to several AgTech startups, including Smallhold, and Foodshed.io, and a board member of Indoor Ag-Con, EFUA, and previously Teens for Food Justice. Henry holds an MSc in Sustainability Management from Columbia University, a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, and coursework in Food Security and Urban Agriculture from Ryerson University.In this episode, Henry talks about all things vertical farming, the inevitable hybridization of agriculture, and the founding stories of his company, Agritecture.Key Quote“I think most people simply have just been disconnected. As we've urbanized our society, we've been able to do that because of this greed revolution which has allowed us to centralize agriculture and lands far, far away. And the sophisticated supply chain that lets it bring us to anywhere we want in the world. Many of us can eat something from anywhere in the world. That system has led to us and both been part of us moving to cities and becoming more urbanized. And so, food and cities, agriculture and cities became separated when before that they were actually more integrated. Long story short, people don't have that connection to agriculture anymore.” - Henry Gordon SmithEpisode Timestamps(01:50) Henry's background(11:28) Agritecture's mission(25:34) The hybridization of agriculture(28:42) Vertical farming(42:33) Quick hit questions(45:34) Final thoughtsLinksHenry's LinkedInAgritecture WebsitePhil's LinkedInThruline Networks

Melissa and Wythe catch up with their friend and collaborator Jeffrey Landau, Director of Business Development at Agritecture Consulting. Jeffrey is an expert in controlled environment agriculture (CEA, or indoor farming), urban agriculture, and urban agriculture policy. He's spent the last year traveling to farms and gardens across the U.S., working much of that time with different stakeholders in the city of Dallas to craft an urban agriculture plan, and he shares with us some of his reflections on urban agriculture policy around the country. We talk about current trends in urban agriculture, differences between UA sectors in different cities, the importance of land trusts, and what the future may hold, especially as climate disruption intensifies. It's an edifying conversation, as always. For more of Jeffrey's travel writing and work on urban agriculture, subscribe to his Substack feed.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Fields by becoming a member!Fields is Powered by Simplecast.

Urban agriculture is the act of farming in urban settings with the focus of cultivating food crops for human needs. Agritecture was developed as an advisory service to help farmers all over the world develop climate smart agriculture in urban and controlled environment agriculture. On this week's episode to kick off the summer 2023 series, Deepak and Katie met with Henry Gordon Smith, founder and CEO of Agritecture to learn more about the role of urban agriculture in specialty crop production. Tune into this week's episode to hear more about how Agritecture designs, develops, and implements solutions for sustaining agriculture in Urban settings. Agritecture's Contact Information: E-mail: henry@agritecture.com Twitter: AGRITECTURE (@agritecture) / Twitter LinkedIn: (16) Agritecture: Overview | LinkedIn FarmBits Contact Information: E-Mail: farmbits@unl.edu Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNLFarmBits Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLFarmBits Deepak's Twitter: https://twitter.com/agrideepak093 Deepak's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-ghimire Katie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-bathke-a15082246/ Opinions expressed by the hosts and guests on this podcast are solely their own, and do not reflect the views of Nebraska Extension or the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Episode SummaryHenry Gordon-Smith is the Founder of Agritecture, a global leader in urban agriculture consulting services. Today, Harry welcomes Henry back to the show for Round 2 where Henry talks all about his recent travel and nomadic lifestyle, the importance of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and the evolution of the overall AgTech industry. Henry expounds on the consolidation and hybridization he's seen in vertical farming, Agritecture's growth strategy and why he is so passionate, outspoken and steadfast about his belief in Controlled Environment Agriculture. Thanks to Our SponsorsCultivatd – https://cultivatd.com/ (https://cultivatd.com/) Netled - https://netled.fi/ (https://netled.fi/) Key Takeaways07:13 – Harry welcomes Henry Gordon-Smith back to the show to talk about travel, his current status as a nomad, and how he is scaling appropriately with his company, Agritecture 11:05 – Pushing outside of your comfort zone 13:22 – Agritecture's growth strategy 15:54 – Voltaics, mushrooms and regenerative agriculture 18:57 – How Agritecture's mix of clients has changed throughout the years 22:29 – What has caused corporate clients and investors to pay more attention to vertical farming 24:06 – Partnering with WayBeyond and ‘Greenwashing' explained 29:02 – Consolidation and Hybridization in the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry 33:00 – The 1st Annual Generation Fest, AgTech Week & Edible Planet Summit 39:21 – An unapologetic, outspoken advocate for CEA 41:17 – Henry reflects back on what he's built and speaks to who has inspired him along his journey 45:01 – Opportunities for young folks to learn more about AgTech and vertica farming 47:34 – A tough question Henry has had to ask himself recently 54:13 – Harry thanks Henry for joining the show and lets listeners know where they can connect with him and learn more about Agritecture Tweetable Quotes“I like being out of my comfort zone. I think the history of this company is, pun intended, very organic. I started a blog and then people started asking for consulting. I never planned to be a consultant. I thought, ‘I'll start this blog, and I'll get some cool interviews from it, and I'll learn some things.' And here we are. The blog is the brand. I think I've gotten very used to, even before Agritecture, just adapting, and listening, and being agile. It's a key part of who I am as an individual and sort of what we have at the company. But definitely I think that you should be outside your comfort zone if you want to innovate or grow.” (11:05) (Henry) “But also, our new software is a key aspect of our growth. We said, ‘Let's go digital. If we go digital, we can help tens of thousands of new farmers, forget two hundred.' That's also part of the growth strategy. Of course, we translate that to the hiring needs we have, the kind of marketing we would need to do to get there, and the financial resources and returns on investment, and financial targets that we have. And that feeds into our growth plan.” (15:25) (Henry) “ESG investing obviously is also pushing an interest in building portfolios of vertical farming, greenhouses and climate smart tech. But I think it's also the shocks in the system like the pandemic - which reminded us of the risk to our supply chain and the need to localize - and the war in Ukraine. Vertical farming, despite its challenges, has really benefited from these multiple shocks to the system and this sort of long term trend.” (23:13) (Henry) “Greenwashing is making a claim of sustainability or environmental impact, that is an exaggeration or inaccurate, and marketing that claim.” (26:55) (Henry) “Vertical farming is such an exciting technology and it's a piece of the food system. When we hype it up and we separate it and we say, ‘This is the future of food, not a part of the future of food, or a part of a sustainable food system,' we actually create a problem where we remove ourselves from opportunities to...

S4E48: Eric Levesque, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Cultivatd on Overcoming Obstacles When Starting an Indoor Farm, Finding the Right Partner & Raising FundsEpisode Summary: Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes back to the show Eric Levesque, co-founder and Managing Partner at Cultivatd, an organization that works with some of the indoor farming industry's best product developers and technologies to help people discover which vertical farm tech is best for their projects. Since he was last on the show, Cultivatd has made some incredible strides, including raising $3.5 million in funds during the past year. Today, Harry and Eric discuss the increasingly evolving vertical farming industry, what makes a great team and the process of educating larger, more entrenched corporations in the field of vertical farming. Eric expounds on how Cultivatd's business model has changed in the past year and a half and their expansion efforts into the United States (USA), United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Australia. Finally, Eric speaks to what continues to drive and motivate him and speculates on new technologies that excite him about the future of vertical farming. Episodes SponsorCultivatd – https://cultivatd.com/What We Covered:03:41 – Harry welcomes back to the show Eric Levesque who provides an update on the insightful work he and his team are doing at Cultivatd and how they identify companies to partner with 12:13 – How Cultivatd's business model has changed over the past year and how it has changed the trajectory of Cultivatd17:38 – Massive Fundraising25:12 – Eric shares what he's seeing in the vertical farming environment in places like Dubai 32:09 – How Eric approaches building an effective team 33:48 – More and more vertical farming companies entering the industry 35:47 – New tech that has Eric excited about the future of AgTech 37:19 – Educating larger corporations on vertical farming 41:24 – Eric speculates on the evolution of the industry and how it impacts Cultivatd's role 45:14 – The importance of continual education in the vertical farming space 46:33 – What keeps Eric driven and motivated 50:15 – Harry thanks Eric for joining the show and reiterates where listeners can go to learn more about Cultivatd and connect with Eric Links Mentioned:Eric's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-levesque-a03a33163/?originalSubdomain=ca Cultivatd Website – https://cultivatd.com/ Link to Upstart University – https://university.upstartfarmers.com/ Link to Agritecture – https://www.agritecture.com/ Vertical Farming Podcast- https://verticalfarmingpodcast.com ---Do you want your show to be featured on our next Podtease? Send us a note via Instagram @podtease -- or join The Mediacasters Community and connect with us live in weekly office hours (details below).Step 1: Join The Mediacasters Community! It's a free, vibrant space for podcasters, authors, public speakers, media darlings, and producers to connect and grow! https://themediacasters.mn.coStep 2: Send Corinna & Jules a message from the community page (or via Instagram @podtease or @themediacasters) and ask for the form to be featured on Podtease. Upon completion, they will assess your podcast for fit. Approved podcasts will be featured in the next 12 weeks. Step 3: Engage in The Mediacasters Community and make new friends in podcasting – because none of us should go it alone! We can grow (and have fun) together!

Andrew Carter is CEO and co-founder of Smallhold, a commercial mushroom farm in Brooklyn, Austin, and soon California that leverages technology to distribute its growing footprint into retail grocery and hospitality settings. In addition to his work building the first and only USDA certified organic farm in New York City, Andrew has been a pioneer in the agriculture, technology, and indoor farming industries. An early employee for companies like Bright Farms, Window Farms, and Agritecture, he has designed, built, and operated technologically innovative growing systems that are still impacting the world of agriculture today. Andrew is widely regarded as a thought leader in indoor agriculture with focus on mushrooms, commercial hydroponics, and greenhouse production. How Andrew got into indoor agriculture and what he's doing 1:38Why haven't mushrooms caught on? 6:31Is there a difference on how mushrooms are grown and cultivated? 10:42Why it's called local 17:07Does the quality of the plant change when grown inside? 22:24Sustainability and having a big impact on the Earth 28:13Why are mushrooms always packaged the same? 33:14Where Andrew sees the mushroom and food industry in the future 34:46“I don't even think we really, truly even understand how much plastic is out there. So it's up to companies to fix it. Consumers have been told that it's their fault and it's their problem for a long time, and I think people should still recycle, but I think that's been kind of a cop out from a lot of big corporations. So I think it's important for them to take on responsibility.” 32:00www.smallhold.comhttps://feelbrilliant.com/

Henry Gordon-Smith is the Founder and CEO of Agritecture, a company with a mission to accelerate and empower the transition to smarter and more resilient agriculture. Check out: https://www.agritecture.com/ 

American Family Farmer, and host Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with news of how food prices have risen in the past year, because the many costs of farming have gone up. Don't be ashamed to raise your prices. Next, we meet Jeffrey Landau, Director of Development at Agritecture.com. www.jeffery@agritecture.com - www.agriteture.com Their mission is to accelerate and empower the transition to smarter and more resilient agriculture that is economically feasible, resilient to climate change, and powered by data-driven strategies. Their consulting philosophy is “know before you grow.” Conducting a feasibility study before you begin project construction will help save you time and money later on. Throughout the feasibility study process, their team will work with you from understanding your market and developing your concept to equipment purchasing and financing. Finally, farmer Doug opines about using your creativity in finding new ways to get your products to your customers.

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The Fields team chats with Jeffrey Landau, Director of Business Development at Agritecture Consulting. Jeffrey has been on an exciting road trip to document farming in the United States, both urban and rural, indoor and outdoor. He's been conducting his own interviews of farmers and agricultural policy makers, and he's sharing a series of conversations about urban agriculture with us. Before we meet some of Jeffrey's contacts in urban ag, however, we thought we'd talk to him about his own career. How did he become a full-time, professional consultant in urban and indoor farming? Why did he leave New York City to tour the country in a camper van? What are some trends he's seeing out on the road, both inspiring and worrying? What is he hopeful for in the world of urban agriculture in NYC, in the year ahead? For more of Jeffrey's work, check out his road-trip blog, Farms Unknown. And don't forget to subscribe to Fields!Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Fields by becoming a member!Fields is Powered by Simplecast.

Episode Summary Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes back to the show Eric Levesque, co-founder and Managing Partner at Cultivatd, an organization that works with some of the indoor farming industry's best product developers and technologies to help people discover which vertical farm tech is best for their projects. Since he was last on the show, Cultivatd has made some incredible strides, including raising $3.5 million in funds during the past year.  Today, Harry and Eric discuss the increasingly evolving vertical farming industry, what makes a great team and the process of educating larger, more entrenched corporations in the field of vertical farming. Eric expounds on how Cultivatd's business model has changed in the past year and a half and their expansion efforts into the United States (USA), United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Australia. Finally, Eric speaks to what continues to drive and motivate him and speculates on new technologies that excite him about the future of vertical farming.  Episodes Sponsor Cultivatd – https://www.cultivatd.com/   What We Covered: 03:41 – Harry welcomes back to the show Eric Levesque who provides an update on the insightful work he and his team are doing at Cultivatd and how they identify companies to partner with  12:13 – How Cultivatd's business model has changed over the past year and how it has changed the trajectory of Cultivatd 17:38 – Massive Fundraising 25:12 – Eric shares what he's seeing in the vertical farming environment in places like Dubai  32:09 – How Eric approaches building an effective team   33:48 – More and more vertical farming companies entering the industry  35:47 – New tech that has Eric excited about the future of AgTech  37:19 – Educating larger corporations on vertical farming  41:24 – Eric speculates on the evolution of the industry and how it impacts Cultivatd's role  45:14 – The importance of continual education in the vertical farming space  46:33 – What keeps Eric driven and motivated  50:15 – Harry thanks Eric for joining the show and reiterates where listeners can go to learn more about Cultivatd and connect with Eric  Tweetable Quotes: “The majority of our clients, on the small side at least, are telling us, ‘I want to grow something but I'm not sure how to get there.' And so what we do is we will tailor a solution that we feel adequately resembles what they are trying to accomplish. And then we can tailor it from there depending on what they actually want to do. Do you have a building? Do you have funding? What scale do you want to start at? What market are you trying to serve? What crops in your area are commanding a price and then we can just give them some tips.” (09:22) (Eric)  “Any entrepreneur knows that, at least in the beginning, you have to be a little bit agile with your business. Sometimes the model seems to pivot quite a bit and that's definitely what we're seeing here.” (14:33) (Eric)  “One of the biggest issues for funds is that usually there's not enough projects for it and you're always searching for something. In this industry it seems to be the complete opposite where we have too many projects that need funding and too many great businessmen with good ideas who are in great locations.” (21:02) (Eric)  “There's definitely never a lack of companies coming into this space, but that makes it super exciting. We're bumping into new partners, new innovations.” (34:13) (Eric)  “We're actually looking to potentially open up a hybrid farm that we're gonna turn into a vertical farming university, hopefully this year. That's kind of an ambitious plan that we have.” (45:40) (Eric)  Links Mentioned: Eric's LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-levesque-a03a33163/?originalSubdomain=ca  Cultivatd Website – https://cultivatd.com/  Link to Upstart University –https://university.upstartfarmers.com/  Link to Agritecture –https://www.agritecture.com/  Sponsor Info: Cultivatd Website –https://www.cultivatd.com/ Cultivatd Instagram –https://www.instagram.com/cult_ivatd/ Cultivatd's Twitter –https://twitter.com/cultivatd Cultivatd's Facebook –https://www.facebook.com/cultivatd/

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.

The Farm.One podcast team reunites for the first time in 2021 after a restful and celebratory New Year's break. We start with a catch up and a BIG, HUGE, EXCITING announcement from Rob (what a great way to kick off the new year!). The team also gives an update about what's happening in New York and some of the plans for this year.  The news topic for discussion is the 2020 CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture) Census Report published by Agritecture, a CEA consulting firm, and Autogrow, a provider of farm automation solutions. With 371 respondents from 58 countries, the survey looks at new farmers getting into the industry, the types of farms they're building and operating, what they're growing, the technologies they're using, revenue and funding.  A few interesting takeaways from the survey:  95% of respondents have a positive outlook on the industry, despite Covid.  Many farms that lost restaurant and hospitality clients during Covid turned to CSA (community supported agriculture) / produce boxes. CEA is attracting younger people, with 71% of founders in 2020 under the age of 40, compared to 60% in 2019. 49% of founders had no prior agriculture experience.  Links to read more and to download the survey:  The Packer, https://www.thepacker.com/news/packer-tech/controlled-atmosphere-agriculture-survey-signals-2021-optimism (Controlled-atmosphere agriculture survey signals 2021 optimism) Download the report https://engage.autogrow.com/hubfs/CEA%20Census/2020%20CEA%20Census%20Report.pdf (here). Agritecture: https://www.agritecture.com/ (https://www.agritecture.com/) Autogrow: https://autogrow.com/ (https://autogrow.com/)  We're building a new farm in New York City! For more information about joining as a Founding Member: http://farm.one  Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/farm.one

With a small amount of arable land, and a climate that has little rainfall, the UAE faces significant natural challenges standing in the way of its goal to be self-reliant and a champion of food security in the Middle East. In this episode of the Table Talk Podcast, host Stefan Gates is joined by two experts to discuss the efforts the UAE is making, how investment is being utilised and what opportunities and challenges the region faces on the way to meeting its sustainability goals. Joining our panel are Henry Gordon-Smith, CEO and Managing Director, Agritecture (https://www.agritecture.com/) and Hina Kamal, PhD Research Scholar, Future Food, Beacon of Excellence Program, Unversity of Nottingham. They’ll explain how behavioural change will be key to overcoming the unique challenges the UAE faces, but if this can be done the opportunities for the region are huge. About our panel Henry Gordon-Smith, CEO and Managing Director, Agritecture Henry is a sustainability strategist focused on urban agriculture, water issues, and emerging technologies. Henry was born in Hong Kong and has lived in Japan, Germany, the Czech Republic, Russia, Canada, Spain, Austria, and the United States. Henry earned his BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, coursework in Food Security and Urban Agriculture from Ryerson University in Toronto, and an MSc in Sustainability Management from Columbia University. In 2011, Henry started exploring urban agriculture and launched the blog “Agritecture” to share case studies and analysis from around the world. In 2013, Henry Co-Founded the Association for Vertical Farming (AVF) and served on the board until July 2017. In 2014, Henry responded to a global need for technology-agnostic guidance on urban agriculture by launching the advisory firm Agritecture Consulting which has now consulted on over 100 urban agriculture projects in over 20 countries. Agritecture Consulting primarily helps entrepreneurs with vertical farming feasibility studies, recruiting, and systems design. In 2018, Henry was voted top 10 in Produce (USA) and 40 under 40 food policy influencers (NYC). In 2019, Henry was accepted as a Guelph University Food Policy Fellow and an advisor to the Ryerson University urban agriculture and food security curriculum development committee. Henry was named as a top 20 influencer in food and agriculture by Rabobank in December 2019. Henry serves on the advisory board of numerous AgTech startups including Smallhold and Foodshed.io. Henry serves on the board of directors for the not-for-profit food access organization Teens for Food Justice in NYC. Henry has spoken on the topic of urban agriculture in 4 continents and has been interviewed about urban and vertical farming for the WSJ, Futurism, Men’s Health, Bloomberg, The Atlantic, Arabian Business, CNBC, and many more. Henry is based in Brooklyn, NYC. Follow him on social media @theagritect. Hina Kamal, PhD Research Scholar, Future Food, Beacon of Excellence Program, Unversity of Nottingham Hina Kamal is a PhD research scholar at Future Food, Beacon of Excellence Program, University of Nottingham. Currently her research is focused on sustainability development goals (SDGs) in reference to food waste protein recycling and product development. Earlier she has been associated with United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), where she was a Research Associate at the College of Food and Agriculture. She has won the Alltech Young Scientist Award, USA and is an active researcher primarily in areas including food waste, biodegradable products, dairy chemistry and functional foods.

What's up to my polymath panthers and purposeful porpoises! Welcome back to the BNP y'all, another episode of splendor and glory. It's late and I'm tired, so this summary is gonna be short and sweet.Let's learn about vertical farming! This episode is the first installment in a series that aims to meander down the forest trail of... Utopia. What would Utopia look like? What factors would need to be prioritized in a Utopian society? How would Utopia utilize agritecture to feed its people? This episode aims to address the food security side of Utopia by conveying the concept of Vertical Farming. There are currently several functioning vertical farms in the world, feeding people in big cities as we speak. For the purpose of this series, I'm not going to dwell too heavily on the question of whether Utopia is possible. As far as I'm concerned, anything is possible. So we may as well strive for something dope. 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 kittens! Limited kitten truckloads available. Until next time lovies, Be good to yourselves and to each other. One Love, Conan TRACK LIST FOR THIS EPISODE Dykotomi - Magpie MamboCasiio & Sleepermane - UnderneathEngelwood - Boardwalk BumpsSasha Marie Radio #26 (35 min)Vanessa Williams - Colors of the WindEyedea - Red BalloonOnce Human - Eye of ChaosNervosa - Kill the SilenceThe Movement - HoneyRun the Jewels - Walking In The SnowBlunt One - Autumn in Budapest (Mix)Pete Seeger - Guantanamera*Daniel Caeser - Get You*(José Julián Martí Pérez ; January 28, 1853 – May 19, 1895) was a Cuban poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country, and he was an important figure in Latin American literature. He was very politically active, and is considered an important revolutionary philosopher and political theorist.[1][2] Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol of Cuba's bid for independence from the Spanish Empire in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence."0Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/noetics)

Henry Gordon-Smith is a sustainability strategist focused on urban agriculture, water issues, and emerging technologies. Henry was born in Hong Kong and has lived in Japan, Germany, the Czech Republic, Russia, Canada, Spain, Austria, and the United States. Henry earned his BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, coursework in Food Security and Urban Agriculture from Ryerson University in Toronto, and an MSc in Sustainability Management from Columbia University. In 2011, Henry started exploring urban agriculture and launched the blog “Agritecture” to share case studies and analysis from around the world. In 2013, Henry Co-Founded the Association for Vertical Farming (AVF) and served on the board until July 2017. In 2014, Henry responded to a global need for technology-agnostic guidance on urban agriculture by launching the advisory firm Agritecture Consulting which has now consulted on over 100 urban agriculture projects in over 20 countries. Agritecture Consulting primarily helps entrepreneurs with vertical farming feasibility studies, recruiting, and systems design. In 2018, Henry was voted top 10 in Produce (USA) and 40 under 40 food policy influencers (NYC). In 2019, Henry was accepted as a Guelph University Food Policy Fellow and an advisor to the Ryerson University urban agriculture and food security curriculum development committee. Henry was named as a top 20 influencer in food and agriculture by Rabobank in December 2019. Henry serves on the advisory board of numerous AgTech startups including Smallhold and Foodshed.io. Henry serves on the board of directors for the not-for-profit food access organization Teens for Food Justice in NYC. Henry has spoken on the topic of urban agriculture in 4 continents and has been interviewed about urban and vertical farming for the WSJ, Futurism, Men's Health, Bloomberg, The Atlantic, Arabian Business, CNBC, and many more. Henry is based in Brooklyn, NYC. Agritecture https://www.agritecture.com/ Agritecture Designer https://www.agritecture.com/designer https://twitter.com/agritecture Follow him on social media @theagritect

Ricky Stephens, Director of Digital Strategy for Agritecture, joins us for #TechTuesday. Tune in as we talk urban agriculture and vertical farming, Agritecture's journey and their services.

On Tuesday 9 June 2020, GreenTech, Farmtech Society and Agritecture presented a 90 minute in-depth webinar on how indoor growers have and are experiencing the effects of COVID-19 in the indoor and vertical farming business. We were joined by: Gus van der Feltz, Farmtech Society Henry Gordon-Smith, Agritecture Lauren Baker, Global alliance for the future of food Nana Adjoa, Guzakuza Marni Karlin, CEA Food Safety Coalition Mariska Dreschler, GreenTech More information at www.greentech.nl

Henry Gordon-Smith is a global thought leader in accelerating vertical and urban agriculture. The COVID-19 lockdown in Oman resulted in his short business trip being extended to over 90 days! However, having a world leading agritech and sustainability pioneer stuck in your country can lead to some inspiring conversations. Listen to Henry as he shares his vision for a whole new way of farming in Oman._________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Henry Gordon Smith is a global AgTech leader, speaker and founder of Agritecture, a global leader in urban agriculture consulting services. Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he and Henry discuss the business model of vertical farming and urban agriculture. They expound on the racial and socioeconomic divide within agriculture as well as the ongoing ‘food apartheid.’ Finally, Henry speaks to upcoming events and projects he and his organization are working towards. Special thanks to our Season 1 Sponsor IGS – https://intelligentgrowthsolutions.com/ Key Takeaways 00:01 – Henry shares his origin story and how he originally became interested in vertical farming and podcasting 07:52 – The biggest challenges Henry has faced as an entrepreneur and how investments have shaped the vertical farming business model 13:04 – Complex questions about vertical farming that Henry is seeking answers to 20:23 – Henry shares his definition of vertical farming and solutions he suggests for the industry 29:13 – Henry’s speaks to the mission of his company Agritecture, and some of its offerings 36:15 – Henry’s unique perspective on race, the ‘food apartheid’ and urban agriculture 42:49 – Upcoming vents Henry is launching with Agritecture 45:29 – Henry expounds on what excites him about the future of vertical farming and AgTech in general 50:25 – Where listeners can follow Henry Tweetables “As I was exploring my interest in doing business solutions to sustainability challenges, I created three blogs to kind of test the market and to see what people responded to.” (03:38) “I’m not about hype. I’m happy to encourage and talk about the benefits of urban agriculture and vertical farming, but I really want to talk about the complex questions.”(12:49) “My definition is really about three dimensional farming. It could be one floor, it could be a container, it could be a basement. It’s really about saying, ‘Ok, when we think three dimensionally about agriculture and the potential to photosynthesize plants using LEDs, what could we do and what could we do with this space?’” (22:25) “We have the third urban agriculture director in the United States that was just put into place in [Washington] D.C., to join Atlanta and Philadelphia. That’s really exciting…I’m really excited to see how policy accelerates the industry and starts to structure it a little bit.” (48:00) Links Mentioned: Henry’s LinkedIn Agritecture Agritecture Designer Agritecture Event Link Henry’s Instagram – @theagritect Henry’s Twitter – @TheAgritect Books Mentioned: The Vertical The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century - Dr. Dickson Despommier Intelligent Growth Solutions Website | Twitter | YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this podcast I spoke with Henry Gordon-Smith, the founder and CEO of Agritecture an urban agriculture consulting firm. Henry has become the world’s go-to expert in urban agriculture: from community gardens to high-rise high-intensity hydroponic agriculture. I thought Henry would be a good person to talk with about the Twenty First Century Imperative, and specifically about the importance of developing local food supplies to counter the increasing impacts that climate change is having on our industrial food system. In 2011, Henry started Agritecture.com, a media platform covering the news, business, and design of how agriculture integrates with the built environment. Following that, in 2013, Henry co-founded the Association for Vertical Farming, and then in 2014, he started Agritecture Consulting, an urban agriculture consultancy assisting over 126 clients in 26 countries including entrepreneurs, multinational companies, architecture firms, municipalities, and educational institutions. Most recently, in April 2020, Henry's team launched Agritecture Designer, the world's first online urban farm planning software. In all his pursuits, Henry says he is motivated by achieving triple bottom line success – success that is measured by its positive impact on people, the planet, and profitability. In this podcast interview, I had a wide-ranging conversation with Henry about the challenges and opportunities for urbanizing food production; where aquaponics fits in; new techniques and technologies, and what gives Henry hope in the face of the enormous climate change challenges we face.  You can read more about this podcast in the podcast’s Show Notes.  Please Support this Podcast: The Twenty First Century Imperative podcast is ad-free and relies entirely on user support. If you find it valuable please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at our TFCI Patreon Page.

On this episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Henry Gordon-Smith about his journey in urban farming, his advice on getting started in the CEA industry and what it's like to run Agritecture. 

Our guest this episode is international keynote speaker Henry Gordon-Smith talking about Urban Agriculture and the built environment. As founder of @agritecture, Henry guides entrepreneurs, cities, and companies on triple-bottom-line #localagriculture #urbanag #verticalfarmingsolutions. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review on iTunes. In this episode, we discuss; Agritecture […]

Andrew Blume & Trevor Hudson are two amazing entrepreneurs that are transforming the ag-tech industry. Trevor is a software engineer who grew up in Asia and speaks fluent Mandarin. Andrew has amassed 10,000 ag-tech hours and has worked in the ag-tech industry with companies like Microsoft, Philips, Ikea, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Southern Company, Agritecture, Square Roots, the Mayor's Office of Atlanta, LACI, Plenty, Aerofarms, and more. What is their product? Using a combination of logistics, servicing, and smart hardware, they set up customers (restaurants) with a hydroponic edible wall that grows and preserves produce until the moment the food is ready to be eaten. Basically, they have a beautiful display of growing leafy greens in restaurants that can be immediately taken from being grown and placed right on the plate. Their vision is to make growing food as easy as eating it. They want to improve food systems and create a new paradigm for the farm-to-table experience. Be sure to check out the WeStrive App on IOS, Android, and if you're a personal trainer check us out at WeStriveApp.com to see if you want to sell your fitness plans or train privately on WeStrive.

On this episode of Know Your Food, we sit down with Henry Gordon-Smith, founder of the firm Agritecture headquartered in Brooklyn New York and passionate thought influencer in the food and agtech sectors. Agritecture is on a mission to empower impact-driven organizations to develop feasible urban farming solutions, turning their business ideas into practical and sustainable realities. Tune in as we speak with Henry about the future of food, how Agritecture is playing a role in emerging food and farming technologies. 

Our guest today is Henry Gordon-Smith of Agritecture. Agritecture offers consulting services for entrepreneurs, companies, and cities, including feasibility studies, farm design, recruiting, and local food system planning. Some topics we will discuss include how architecture changed in the last few decades in agriculture, examples of international partners and what are their plans for urban agriculture and much more! https://www.agritecture.com/ https://www.instagram.com/agritecture/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is Henry Gordon-Smith of Agritecture. Agritecture offers consulting services for entrepreneurs, companies, and cities, including feasibility studies, farm design, recruiting, and local food system planning. Some topics we will discuss include how architecture changed in the last few decades in agriculture, examples of international partners and what are their plans for urban agriculture and much more! https://www.agritecture.com/ https://www.instagram.com/agritecture/ https://thefarmtraveler.com/blog/

The earth is a place we all call home. It’s a commonality that transcends borders; it’s the place we all stand on, and if you’ve ever watched nat geo it’s pure magic.    In a recent interview, today’s guest Henry Gordon Smith said We are currently on an unsustainable trajectory that if continued unchecked will lead to devastation.   Henry is an urban Agriculture Consultant, International Keynote Speaker & AgTech Advisor   He is also the Managing Director of Agritecture a company that helps companies learn the art, science, and business of urban agriculture and integrating it into cities.    Agritecture Consulting provides a comprehensive approach to urban agriculture project development. They have been in operation since 2014, and has helped more than eighty organizations determine the feasibility of their ideas, validate their business strategies, recruit talent for their projects, and manage operational challenges.   They have a personalized commitment to each project and see their job as to jumpstart your knowledge of urban agriculture, help you navigate barriers to entry, make industry connections, and mitigate risk. Our consulting services are backed by several years of operations data and a team of experienced growers, engineers, and sustainability managers.    Their vision is a world where commercial urban agriculture is economically feasible, reduces the environmental impact of the food system, and improves food security.   During our conversation we discuss:  What urban agriculture is and its benefits.  The biggest implications of climate change on our society.  Why it’s so important to develop resilient food systems.  How centralization of food distribution puts us at risk.  The different types of urban agriculture - from community gardens to hydroponics.  And how both organizations and individuals can play a role and why it’s so important. 

  Henry Gordon-Smith is considered one of the leading experts in urban agriculture. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Agritecture, a global urban agriculture consultation company that seeks to spread and promote the idea of urban and vertical farming. Part of Henry’s duties as Managing Director include overseeing projects, planning events and conferences, and networking with like-minded businesses. He has a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia and an MSc in Sustainability Management from Columbia University.   Henry joins me today to share his passion for urban farming and discuss some of its more fascinating details. He explains what urban farming is, what makes it different from local farming, and how it can improve a city’s economic growth as well as its sustainability efforts. He shares research data on urban agriculture, how someone can be eligible to have an urban farm, and the potential profitability. Henry also describes what we can expect from their AgLanta conference in April 2019.     “If a certain population in the city know how to grow food, and there are policies to support it, the city will be able to impact its own food security and be more independent.” - Henry Gordon-Smith       This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:   How Henry became interested in working in agriculture. Why he chose blogging as a means to spread stories on Agritecture. Why we should be looking into urban farming and how it helps sustainability efforts. Where the most opportunities lie in sustainable urban farming. Emerging green technologies that embody the food, water, and energy systems. The difference between urban and local agriculture. Urban agriculture profitability and investments. The idea of replacing the sun using new technology. The types of plants that can thrive in an urban setting. Minimum requirements for someone to start urban farming. Some of the reasons urban farming fails and how to make it succeed. What to expect at the AgLanta conference.       Resources Mentioned:   AgLanta AgTech X     Connect with Henry Gordon-Smith   Agritecture LinkedIn         We Are a Part of a Bigger Family!    The Future of Agriculture Podcast is now part of the Farm and Rural Ag Network. Listen to more ag-related podcasts by subscribing on iTunes or on the Farm and Rural Ag Network Website today.        Share the Ag-Love!    Thanks for joining us on the Future of Agriculture Podcast – your spot for valuable information, content, and interviews with industry leaders throughout the agricultural space! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please subscribe on iTunes and leave your honest feedback. Don’t forget to share it with your friends on your favorite social media spots!    Learn more about AgGrad by visiting:  Future of Agriculture Website AgGrad Website AgGrad on Twitter  AgGrad on Facebook  AgGrad on LinkedIn  AgGrad on Instagram   

Join our Closed Facebook Group HERE Henry Gordon-Smithis the Founder and Managing Director of Agritecture, an urban agriculture consulting company. Agritecture was started by Henry as a blog resource for all things urban agriculture news, business, and design. He shares about how he started his career in hydroponics and grew his blog into a successful consulting business. Henry gives his take on the current state of the industry, from industrial-scale, localized vertical farms to shipping container indoor farms. There is so much value in this episode whether you are interested in urban agriculture or you want to learn how to develop your network and influence to start a business. Don't miss this one! Connect with Agritecture Website | Instagram | Twitter | Podcast Connect with Teens for Food Justice HERE TMA Spotlight | Hingtgen Farms Instagram Connect with The Modern Acre Website | Instagram | Twitter

“Locally grown in” is a podcast on a mission to help entrepreneurs growing food locally. Every episode we will explore local agriculture in a different city by looking at existing data and interviewing leaders in that city’s local food movement. Our goal is to help you identify the economic opportunity in growing fresh local food around the world.

Henry Gordon-Smith of Agritecture discusses cities as an eco-system, and why agricultural city planning is so important for resiliency, the environment, the economy and our own mental health. Plus, find out what makes Henry say, "you know you want it" and reference SimCity in the same sentence.

Join our Closed Facebook Group HERE Henry Gordon-Smith is the Founder and Managing Director of Agritecture, an urban agriculture consulting company. Agritecture was started by Henry as a blog resource for all things urban agriculture news, business, and design. He shares about how he started his career in hydroponics and grew his blog into a successful consulting business. Henry gives his take on the current state of the industry, from industrial-scale, localized vertical farms to shipping container indoor farms. There is so much value in this episode whether you are interested in urban agriculture or you want to learn how to develop your network and influence to start a business. Don't miss this one! Connect with Agritecture Website | Instagram | Twitter Connect with Teens for Food Justice HERE Connect with The Modern Acre Website| Instagram| Twitter

In our inaugural episode, hosts Ian Scherling and Joanna Chow sit down with Henry Gordon Smith to talk about bringing agriculture to cities. Check it out! For more on Henry and Agritecture, visit their website: http://agritecture.com/ Music courtesy of Comfort Fit, under the Creative Commons' Attribution Non-Commercial - No Derivatives 3.0 Germany license

You’ve heard of agriculture – and urban ag, or growing food in cities. And then there’s architecture. And then, there’s agritecture. Wait, agritecture? Yep. The brains behind the concept is Henry Gordon-Smithlaunched agritcture.com a few years back as a blog to help promote the fact, that yes, you can grow food in the cities, and look cool doing it. The blog then turned into something even bigger. Much bigger. It's expanded into news updates on actual projects, analysis about BIA trends, guest posts, and reporting on emerging technologies. And intense workshops. At these workshops, participants are assigned a real-world task and challenged to come up with real solutions. Agritecture’s workshops are intense and they bring in many different industries under one roof to learn how to integrate growing food into buildings. From these workshops, attendees go back to their own cities and then hopefully get the ball rolling. So, what technology is being used? The technology behind growing food in dense cities falls on hydroponics and not soil. Championed and used by decades by cannabis growers, many cities are turning to the technology to grow food in places where growing food was unheard of just a few years ago. And, how are they being designed? Adaptive reuse plays a role for sure, but new buildings are being driven by design – and by code. In the podcast, Henry explains how those amazing renderings of vertical farm on skyscrapers could actually get built. What cities are making inroads in vertical farming and growing food? Each city is different and each are doing various degrees of food growing. One city leading the charge? Atlanta. Henry has also seen changes in New York city – where he lives – with some challenges. At the end of the day, what can a city farm or vertical farm yield? High tech farms are very productive. They’re not going to feed a whole city but what Henry is seeing across the US – across the world – makes him optimistic. For more on what Agritecture go here.  There, you’ll find urban and vertical farming news, business, and design. You’ll also find where upcoming workshops including Los Angeles on March 31 & April 1 and Baltimore on April 21 & 22. Music courtesy of Sounds like an Earful. Tracks: Chill Synth and Videogame-ish Intro from Creative Commons Vol. 1 (Check them out – they have a slew of great, free music.)

Check out Sasaki's first foray into audio—a sneak-peek of a conversation between Sasaki landscape architect Ian Scherling and Henry Gordon-Smith, the founder of the urban agriculture platform Agritecture. As a passionate advocate for bringing farming into cities, Gordon-Smith will be presenting this weekend at Aglanta, the inaugural urban agriculture conference in Atlanta.

Hosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Henry Gordon-Smith Dickson and Vincent meet with Henry Gordon-Smith, founder of Agritecture and board member of the Association for Vertical Farming.   Links for this episode Agritecture Association for Vertical Farming Blue Planet Environmental Henry's Bronx model vertical farm AeroFarms The Martian by Andy Weir Mirai Co. Japan Letters read on UrbAg 14 Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws