Podcast appearances and mentions of tobias peggs

Can we really grow sustainable, delicious, and healthy food right in the heart of a bustling city? In this eye-opening episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Tobias Peggs, co-founder and CEO of Square Roots, an innovative indoor urban farm tech company that's revolutionizing how we grow and distribute food in urban areas.Together, we explored the intricate operations of creating a successful indoor urban farm, from engineering and construction to farming and distribution processes. Tobias shared fascinating insights on how Square Roots uses cutting-edge technology to minimize its environmental impact, reduce its carbon footprint, and produce food sustainably despite the challenges posed by climate change.We also touched upon the importance of staying true to a company's mission and values, as well as how Square Roots navigated the COVID-19 pandemic and adapted their business to continue providing fresh, nutritious, and mouth-watering produce to their community. Don't miss this thought-provoking conversation on the future of urban agriculture and how it can help us tackle some of the most pressing global issues of our time.In This Episode(0:00:16) - Indoor Urban Farming for Sustainable FoodTobias  and I discuss engineering, construction, farming, tech operations, packing, and distribution of urban food production.(0:10:55) - Revolutionizing Urban Farming With Square RootsTobias discusses Square Roots' sustainable farming process, commercialization, and chefs' satisfaction.(0:25:29) - Reducing Carbon Footprint for Local FarmingTobias and his team use technology to produce food sustainably, reducing their environmental impact through design, energy, and distribution.(0:31:02) - Mission, Values, and Adapting to ChangeTobias and I discuss mission and values, adapting to unexpected circumstances, and physical operations to stay focused.LinksSquare Roots - https://www.squarerootsgrow.comTobias Peggs - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiaspeggsMichael Koenig - https://linkedin.com/in/michael-koenig514Episode - https://betweentwocoos.com/square-roots-ceo-tobias-peggs

Episode SummaryIn this episode of the podcast, Harry Duran interviews Tobias Peggs, the CEO & Co-founder of Square Roots, a leading vertical farming company. Tobias shares the company's innovative approach to creating a more sustainable and resilient business, from their technology platform to their sustainability initiatives. He highlights the company's focus on reducing carbon emissions and environmentally friendly packaging, as well as the importance of staying strong and focused on delivering products that customers want. Tobias encourages his peers in the industry to join Square Roots in paving the way towards a more sustainable future. Listen to learn how Square Roots is making strides in sustainability through vertical farming.Thanks to Our SponsorsCultivatd – https://cultivatd.com/Indoor AgCon '22 - https://indoor.ag/Use promo code 'VFP' to receive 20% your registrationKey TakeawaysTobias shares how Square Roots has been exploring new ways to grow and manage their farms, from the software solutions they've developed to reduce human error, to the materials they use to reduce carbon emissions.Square Roots also has an impact strategy with four pillars: diversity, equity and inclusion; employee empowerment; environmental sustainability; and community engagement.Tobias also talks about how the industry is currently in the trough of disillusionment, and how current macroeconomic conditions are amplifying this. He encourages his peers to stay strong and focus on delivering products customers want.Tweetable Quotes“Can we grow initially? Right? And then, what software do we build to help train farmers and sort of minimize human errors in day to day production.”“The steel that we use, the concrete that we use in the foundation pads, in the manufacturing of those raw materials, they're pretty intense in terms of carbon emissions. So now as we think about future farms that we're deploying, we've had to relook at the design.”“We've always thought about running Square Roots with a triple bottom line mindset. So do it in a way that's good for people planning as well as profits.”Resources MentionedTobias' Website - https://www.squarerootsgrow.com/Tobias' Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiaspeggs/Tobias' Twitter - https://twitter.com/tobiaspeggsTobias' Email - tobias@squarerootsgrow.comConnect With UsVFP - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/verticalfarmingpodcastVFP Twitter - https://twitter.com/VerticalFarmPodVFP Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/direct/inbox/VFP Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VerticalFarmPodVertical Farming Jobs - http://verticalfarmingjobs.comVertical Farming Weekly -

This week, Adam and Faith are joined by Tobias Peggs, CEO of Square Roots, a company that has the mission to feed every consumer on the planet with locally grown food using hydroponics. Tobias will tell us all about the technology behind Square Roots, including the impact of AI on the growing of lettuce. How does growing with hydroponics compare to growing in traditional soil? What are the pros and cons of this type of indoor growing method? Find out the answers to these questions and much more on this week's Jolty!

On this episode of CropTalk #KyleTalksAgtech I speak with Tobias Peggs, CEO at Square Roots indoor farms. With a unique partnership with Gordon Foods, Tobias and I discuss growing the business over the years, asking the question, is CEA vertical farming a bubble like the 2000 dotcom bust? and some key strategies to recession-proof your company as we prepare for a potential economic winter. 

Tobias Peggs is the Co-Founder and CEO of Square Roots, the CEA (controlled environment agriculture) company on a mission to bring locally-grown food to people in cities around the world, all year round. On this episode of ITS, Tobias and Ali discuss how Square Roots went from a moonshot idea to a minimally viable product to 5 climate-controlled indoor farms using AI to make farming viable for humans and our planet.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support In The Sauce by becoming a member!In The Sauce is Powered by Simplecast.

This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens and Paleovalley. Our current food system is not working. Food waste is at an all-time high, food deserts exist in many neighborhoods, and our produce is falling short in flavor and nutrients. The good news is that innovators in various fields are implementing ideas that promote better access to fresh, nutritious, and tastier food for everyone. In today's episode, I talk with Kavita Shukla, Tobias Peggs, and Dan Barber about a creative way to reduce food waste, growing the number of farmers in urban areas, and ideas to improve the flavor and nutrition profile of produce. Kavita Shukla is the founder and CEO of The FRESHGLOW Co. and the inventor of FreshPaper, a simple innovation taking on the massive global challenge of food waste by keeping food fresher longer. FreshPaper is used by farmers and families across the globe, and The FRESHGLOW Co. has partnered with some of the largest retailers in the world, from Whole Foods to Walmart, so that people everywhere can take advantage of this incredible product and the goodness of real food. Tobias Peggs is the cofounder and CEO of Square Roots, the Brooklyn-based urban farming company known for changing the way people think about growing local food and training the country's future generations of farmers. Previously, he led Aviary, a mobile photo-editing company, as its CEO until its acquisition by Adobe and was also CEO at OneRiot, a social media analytics company, since acquired by Walmart. Tobias grew up in England and has a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Cardiff University. Dan Barber is breaking the conventional ways we eat, cook, and think about food. He is the chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns and the author of The Third Plate. He also cofounded Row 7 Seed Company, a seed company bringing together chefs and plant breeders in the development of new varieties of vegetables and grains. Dan has received multiple James Beard awards including Best Chef: New York City (2006) and the country's Outstanding Chef (2009). In this episode, it's clear how mutually passionate Dan and I are about changing the current food system and doing so in a way that promotes health and supports the environment. This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens and Paleovalley.AG1 contains 75 high-quality vitamins, minerals, whole-food sourced superfoods, probiotics, and adaptogens to support your entire body. Right now when you purchase AG1 from Athletic Greens, you will receive 10 FREE travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman.Paleovalley is offering my listeners 15% off their entire first order. Just go to paleovalley.com/hyman to check out all their clean Paleo products and take advantage of this deal.Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here:Kavita ShuklaTobias PeggsDan Barber See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Whether we like it or not, our current food system is unsustainable. Luckily people like Tobias Peggs are re-engineering how food is grown and distributed in ways that are better for people and the planet. Using real time data and machine learning to create the right climate conditions for growing produce, Tobias’ company, Square Roots, uses refurbished shipping containers situated near local retailers which drastically reduces waste and carbon emissions.  In this episode of Lead With We, Tobias and I chat about how his experience working within Walmart led to his idea for Square Roots, the incredible power of tech in agriculture, creating the next generation of farmers, his purpose-driven approach to business and more. Tobias Peggs Tobias is co-founder and CEO of Square Roots, a technology leader in urban indoor farming. With production farms in Brooklyn, NY, and Grand Rapids, MI (with more to come!) Square Roots has a mission to bring local, real food to people in cities across the world while empowering the next generation of leaders in our industry.  Previously, Tobias was CEO at Aviary—a mobile photo editing company acquired by Adobe, as well as OneRiot—a social media analytics company acquired by Walmart. Tobias grew up in England and earned a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Cardiff University. He is currently a Techstars mentor, competitive triathlete, and snowboarder. This episode of Lead With We was produced and edited by Goal 17 Media and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify. You can also watch episodes on YouTube at WeFirstTV. Resources: Connect with Tobias on LinkedIn Learn more about Square Roots For case studies and other free resources about purposeful business, go to WeFirstBranding.com Simon’s new book, Lead With We, is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Google Books and Barnes & Noble. Check it out!  

Host and American Family Farmer Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com begins with recent agriculture news about how many small farms make a net profit of a little over 1%, after taxes. Next, we meet Tobias Peggs, co-founder and CEO of Square Roots Farms, in Brooklyn, NY. https://squarerootsgrow.com/ Square Roots Farms is an indoor urban farming company, connecting people in cities to local, real food. Their fresh produce, grown without pesticides or GMOs—is available at grocery stores and restaurants in the same communities as they build their farms. They specialize in Next-Gen Farmer Training Programs, aimed at new farmers, or those at early stages in their careers. Finally, Farmer Doug opines about his pet peeves over two large companies, Archer Daniels Midland and Bayer.

This week's My Mission Is... podcast guest is Tobias Peggs, the CEO of Square Roots, an indoor farming company that aims to connect people to local food in their area. Square Roots has created new technology to allow for indoor urban farming, and has established farms in shipping containers in Brooklyn and Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company’s goal is to grow and distribute fresh food with love and care, while opening new pathways for more young people to enter the urban agriculture industry. In this episode, Tobias talks to Mission’s Editor-in-Chief Karina Givargisoff about the Square Roots ethos, their growth and farming process, and the future of farming in America. FIND TOBIAS Website: squarerootsgrow.com Instagram: @squarerootsgrow FIND MISSION HOSTS Karina: @missionmagazine Sharleen: @sharleenspiteri Website: missionmag.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mission-magazine/support

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 indoor urban farming company that connects people in cities to local, real food. In this episode, Harry and Tobias discuss the growing demand for a more efficient global food system. Tobias speaks to the importance his organization places on transparency and visionary thinking as well as future initiatives he and his team are currently planning.  Special thanks to our Season 2 Sponsor Ceres Greenhouse Solutions Key Takeaways 01:34 – Harry welcomes Tobias Peggs to the show to share his background as a data scientist, the genesis of his company Square Roots, and the impact Covid-19 has had on the industry 08:17 – Tobias recalls the vertical farming landscape back in 2016 when he initially launched Square Roots and how his past experience helped him to scale his business 16:24 – The value Tobias and Square Roots place on transparency and forward-thinking 22:21 – Trends Tobias has observed from the overall AgTech industry, including collaboration between organizations and the role of technology and software 32:18 – The evolution of Square Roots’ Farmer Training program 36:52 – How Tobias has grown personally and professionally during his tenure at Square Roots and mentors who have influenced him throughout his career 43:38 – Tobias speaks to the differences in how Americans and Europeans receive and consume their food 47:27 – What is something Tobias has changed his mind about recently and a tough question Tobias has had to ask himself recently 50:33 – What excites Tobias most about the future of vertical farming and where listeners can learn more about Square Roots  Tweetables: “It became very obvious quite early that the world really needs this [vertical farming]. And that has acted as a very galvanizing and energizing focus through what, to your point, has been the craziest year any of us could ever possibly imagine.”(03:43)  “Plants are not just widgets; they don’t just grow on demand. You need a person in there willing these plants to come to life.”(06:58) “The average age of a farmer in the U.S. is fifty-eight. The average age of a farmer in countries like Japan is sixty-eight. You’ve got this demographic time bomb that is about to detonate on the food system. We need to find pathways for young people to enter the agriculture industry and that’s what we decided to tackle first at Square Roots.”(07:26) “The wonderful thing is when you’re stressed in the software company, you stay stressed. When you’re stressed in the farming company, you just go wander around the farm for a half an hour.”(13:07) “There are probably lots of parallels with the sort of green or alternative energy industry. We are all in it to solve a massive problem for the planet.”(23:14) “Some days I do have to kind of stop myself because we are running at 150 miles per hour figuring all this stuff out.”(33:58) “You don’t have to be a bloody nutritionist to figure this shit out. If it smells great, and it tastes great and it looks great, it’s gonna be good for you.”(46:39) “There is a desperate need to figure out a more resilient food system where people are eating healthier food and doing it all year round. And indoor farming can be a big part of that solution.”(51:06) Links Mentioned: Tobias’ Website Tobias’ LinkedIn Square Roots Twitter Square Roots Instagram Ceres Greenhouse Solutions Website | Facebok | Pinterest | Instagram | YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How To Support The Next Generation Of Farmers | This episode is brought to you by Four SigmaticThe average age of a farmer in the United States today is 58 years old. And it’s been projected that about 40% of the continental United States’ farm and ranch acreage will have changed hands between 2015 and 2035. However, young people who are looking to get into farming are unfortunately faced with a number of barriers to entry, including difficulty accessing land, education, and financing. This is why it is so important that we begin to spur business innovation and create policy supports to bring in the next generation of farmers, and innovators in the food system.Dr. Hyman explored these topics in three conversations he had last year with guests Kimbal Musk, Tobias Peggs, and Danielle Nierenberg.Kimbal Musk is a chef, restaurateur, and philanthropist. His personal mission is to pursue an America where everyone has access to real food. He’s been named a Global Social Entrepreneur by the World Economic Forum and is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of three businesses—The Kitchen Restaurant Group, Big Green, and Square Roots—with real food missions that are rapidly growing across the US. The Kitchen Restaurant Group (with its three concepts Next Door, Hedge Row, and The Kitchen) serves real food at every price point and has created over a thousand mission-driven jobs. The restaurants source sustainably grown food from American farmers, stimulating the local farm economy to the tune of millions of dollars a year. Kimbal’s nonprofit organization, Big Green, builds permanent, outdoor Learning Garden classrooms in hundreds of underserved schools across America reaching over 350,000 students every day. His tech-enabled food company, Square Roots, builds urban farms in climate-controlled shipping containers with the mission to bring real food to people in cities around the world by empowering next-gen farmers. Tobias Peggs is co-founder and CEO of Square Roots, the Brooklyn-based urban farming company known for changing the way people think about growing local food and training the country’s future generations of farmers. Previously, he led Aviary, a mobile photo editing company as its CEO until its acquisition by Adobe, and was also CEO at OneRiot, a social media analytics company, acquired by Walmart. Tobias grew up in England and has a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Cardiff University. Danielle Nierenberg co-founded the non-profit Food Tank in 2013 as an organization focused on building a global community for safe, healthy, nourished eaters. Prior to starting Food Tank, Danielle spent two years traveling to more than 60 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America, meeting with farmers and farmers’ groups, scientists and researchers, policymakers and government leaders, students and academics, along with journalists, documenting what’s working to help alleviate hunger and poverty, while protecting the environment at the same time.Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Kimbal Musk, “How To Fix Nutrition In Schools,” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/KimbalMuskFind Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Tobias Peggs, “What Is Hyper-Local Food?” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/TobiasPeggsFind Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Danielle Nierenberg, “How One Woman is Transforming the Food System,” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/DanielleNierenbergThis episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. Four Sigmatic is now providing an exclusive offer for Doctor’s Farmacy listeners. Receive up to 39% off on their best selling Lion’s Mane Coffee bundles. To get this deal, just go to foursigmatic.com/hyman. This is a really incredible deal so it’s the perfect time to branch out from your regular morning cup of coffee and try Four Sigmatic’s mushroom blends to enhance your brain-power, energy, and immunity throughout the day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tobias Peggs is an accomplished tech CEO-turned disruptor of the industrial food system. Co-founding Square Roots with Tesla and SpaceX board member Kimbal Musk, Tobias led the tech-enabled urban farming company to rapid growth before COVID19 threw a wrench in the company's 2020 plans. In this episode, Tobias breaks down the story of how Square Roots rapidly evolved from selling high-end herbs (the "roadster" of Square Roots) to growing arugula (its "Model 3") in 10 weeks- a process that was expected to take 10 years on its roadmap.In this episode, you will learn:1. Why all competition is not bad, and how managers should think about competition in a large-yet-underdeveloped market2. Why "The Playbook" is a powerful framework for articulating your mission and values, and connecting them to your team's day-to-day on a single piece of paper3. How constantly communicating the "why we exist" can feel ad nauseam during good times, but is the thing that pulls a team through when times inevitably turn hard4. Why the #1 skill for a manager to master at every level in the organization is to become an expert at communicating the vision and mission to their team(s)5. Why a conversation on the "future of work" that focuses on remote work is a very limited view of the worldManagement books to read, mentioned in the episode:- The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business (Patrick Lencioni)- The Goal (Eliyahu M. Goldratt)

Tobias Peggs is CEO of Square Roots Urban Growers, hyper-local indoor farms spread across the boroughs of New York City and Grand Rapids.  Tobias has been involved in the creation and growth of early-stage internet companies since the mid-90s. Before Square Roots, Tobias was CEO of Boulder-based OneRiot. Tobias led OneRiot through its transition from consumer-facing search engine to socially-targeted mobile advertising platform – ultimately leading to acquisition by Walmart. In this episode, Tobias chats with Luke Butler about how he plans to change the urban farming game across North America. You’ll hear about the latest advancements in the food industry, advice on partnering with the right companies, and tips on scaling your company, while making an impact on your community. Follow Comcast NBCUniversal Lift Labs online: Join the Newsletter! comcastnbculift.com @LIFT_Labs on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Tobias Peggs is CEO of Square Roots, an urban farming company based in Brooklyn. By pioneering new vertical agriculture technologies, refining the seed-to-sale model and training the next generation of farmers, Tobias is challenging what the future of farming might actual look like. This was recorded in the somewhat noisey Square Roots HQ in Brooklyn.

Imagine getting the freshest basil, lettuce, and tomatoes for your favorite salad, right in your own neighborhood, no matter where you live or what time of year it is. With urban farming, this is the future we can all look forward to. It’s changing our food system for the better by reducing transportation (a leading cause of climate change) and allowing us to access fresher, more nutritious food. It’s also disrupting social issues by making fresh produce available in areas called food deserts, where convenience stores were previously the only place within many miles to shop. This week on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m joined by Tobias Peggs to talk about the amazing impacts urban farming is already having and what we can expect to see as this practice grows. Tobias is co-founder and CEO of Square Roots, the Brooklyn-based urban farming company known for changing the way people think about growing local food and training the country’s future generations of farmers. Previously, he led Aviary, a mobile photo editing company as its CEO until its acquisition by Adobe, and was also CEO at OneRiot, a social media analytics company, acquired by Walmart. Tobias grew up in England and has a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Cardiff University. This episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy is brought to you by Thrive Market. Thrive Market has made it so easy for me to stay healthy, even with my intense travel schedule. I never let myself get into a food emergency. Instead, I always carry enough food with me when I’m on the go, for at least a full day. I order real, whole foods online from Thrive Market. Right now, Thrive is offering all Doctor’s Farmacy listeners a great deal: you will receive an extra 25% off your first purchase plus a free 30-day membership to Thrive. There’s no minimum amount to buy and no code at checkout. All you have to do is head over to http://thrivemarket.com/farmacy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 2016, Tobias Peggs and Kimbal Musk partnered up to launch Square Roots, a Brooklyn-based urban farm. Farmers grow food in shipping containers by way of controlled microclimates and specialized lighting, aiming to connect communities with fresh, local produce. Before Square Roots, Peggs earned his PhD in AI and led two tech companies to acquisitions by Adobe and Walmart. In this episode, Peggs discusses the future of food and reveals his advice for entrepreneurs looking to sell their startups.

In 2016, Tobias Peggs and Kimbal Musk partnered up to launch Square Roots, a Brooklyn-based urban farm. Farmers grow food in shipping containers by way of controlled microclimates and specialized lighting, aiming to connect communities with fresh, local produce. Before Square Roots, Peggs earned his PhD in AI and led two tech companies to acquisitions by Adobe and Walmart. In this episode, Peggs discusses the future of food and reveals his advice for entrepreneurs looking to sell their startups.

After meeting during their time in Silicon Valley, Tobias Peggs and Kimbal Musk chose to challenge an immediate crisis: the global food shortage. In 2016, they launched Square Roots, an urban farming business that is revolutionising the food industry and empowering Next-Gen leaders. Sit down with us as Tobias explains how he combined his AI expertise with Kimbal’s love for food to deliver fresh produce grown in indoor, vertical farms.

Hey team! Welcome back for another episode of The Epic Table Podcast. Today we have good of mine, Tobias Peggs (@tobiaspegggs on Twitter), CEO and Founder of Square Roots. This is a company that is building a community through innovative technology and business development - paving the way for sustainable urban farming, while cultivating a new generation of farmers. As a chef I'm passionate about this industry, and I've partnered with Square Roots at my restaurant because they are able provide some of the most delicious and nutritionally optimized ingredients. You'll all learn more on how Tobias does this while I whip up an amazing farm salad using the ingredients he's gown at one of the Square Roots shipping container farms. You can learn more about Square Roots at https://squarerootsgrow.com/.

Training future farmers to shape the future of our food system. In This Podcast: Wondering where the bananas came from while eating them in his native United Kingdom was just the first step for Tobias Peggs, as he sought to figure out how to grow the food in his own city that previously would have spent weeks being shipped in from different climates. He was sure he could mimic the plants' normal environments. Peggs has not only built a working modular farm in Brooklyn, New York, but runs a Next-Gen Farmer training program to help ensure that others are working toward his mission of bringing real food to all the cities of the world. Don't miss an episode! Click here to sign up for podcast updatesor visit www.urbanfarm.org/podcast Tobias is cofounder and CEO of Square Roots – an urban farming company headquartered in Brooklyn, NYC. He has a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Cardiff University in his native United Kingdom. He is a Techstars mentor, competitive triathlete, snowboarder, and ramen hunter. Square Roots grows and sells tasty, nutritious food year-round from their Brooklyn campus of indoor, controlled-climate, modular farms. Their mission is to bring local, real food to people in cities, by empowering next-gen leaders in urban farming—because “the more of us working to shape the future of food, the better”. Founded in 2016 by Tobias and Kimbal Musk, Square Roots is also host to a “Next-Gen Farmer Training Program”—a year-long, hands-on training program that puts participants at the forefront of the indoor urban farming industry. Go to www.urbanfarm.org/squareroots for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests. 403: Tobias Peggs on Empowering Next-Gen Leaders

In our final episode with Tobias Peggs of Square Roots Grow, we get into how they're developing future farmers and green-movement leaders with their Next-Gen Farmer Training Program. HIGHLY recommend you check this out if you've thought of making farming or working in the future of food your life's work. Learn More: Square Roots Grow Website SRG on Instagram Keep Growing, Kevin Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Buy the Epic Soil Starter Organic Fertilizer! How do you super-charge your soil with good, inexpensive organic matter? That was the question I sought to answer when I designed this custom-mixed fertilizer with my friends over at Garden Maker Naturals. It's designed to take your ordinary raised bed garden soil and give it enough organic matter to kick-start your growing season. Order Your Epic Soil Starter Here  

Back with Tobias Peggs of Square Roots Grow, we're talking about the economics and business model of urban farming. It's simply reality that you must consider these factors when deciding on the viability of urban farming, so let's get into it! Learn More: Square Roots Grow Website SRG on Instagram Keep Growing, Kevin Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Buy the Epic Soil Starter Organic Fertilizer! How do you super-charge your soil with good, inexpensive organic matter? That was the question I sought to answer when I designed this custom-mixed fertilizer with my friends over at Garden Maker Naturals. It's designed to take your ordinary raised bed garden soil and give it enough organic matter to kick-start your growing season. Order Your Epic Soil Starter Here  

Back with Tobias Peggs of Square Roots Grow, we're talking about the lighting technology they use in their shipping containers and why they went with that method. We also touch on some other farming projects in the city and how they stack up against SRG. Learn More: Square Roots Grow Website SRG on Instagram Keep Growing, Kevin Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Buy the Epic Soil Starter Organic Fertilizer! How do you super-charge your soil with good, inexpensive organic matter? That was the question I sought to answer when I designed this custom-mixed fertilizer with my friends over at Garden Maker Naturals. It's designed to take your ordinary raised bed garden soil and give it enough organic matter to kick-start your growing season. Order Your Epic Soil Starter Here  

Back with Tobias Peggs of Square Roots Grow, today we get into the nitty-gritty of how they set up their hydroponic systems to produce bountiful harvests of greens, herbs, and more. Learn More: Square Roots Grow Website SRG on Instagram Keep Growing, Kevin Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Buy the Epic Soil Starter Organic Fertilizer! How do you super-charge your soil with good, inexpensive organic matter? That was the question I sought to answer when I designed this custom-mixed fertilizer with my friends over at Garden Maker Naturals. It's designed to take your ordinary raised bed garden soil and give it enough organic matter to kick-start your growing season. Order Your Epic Soil Starter Here  

We're back with Tobias Peggs of Square Roots Grow, talking about how data collection, machine learning, and artificial intelligence help increase yields in the garden. Learn More: Square Roots Grow Website SRG on Instagram Keep Growing, Kevin Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Buy the Epic Soil Starter Organic Fertilizer! How do you super-charge your soil with good, inexpensive organic matter? That was the question I sought to answer when I designed this custom-mixed fertilizer with my friends over at Garden Maker Naturals. It's designed to take your ordinary raised bed garden soil and give it enough organic matter to kick-start your growing season. Order Your Epic Soil Starter Here  

 Today kicks off a 6-part series with Tobias Peggs of Square Roots Grow, an urban farming company in New York City that focuses on developing the next generation of urban farmers. They grow in shipping containers and use data and artificial intelligence to continually improve their yields and efficiency. It's a fascinating project and I think you'll learn a lot over the next six episodes...so let's dive in! Learn More: Square Roots Grow Website SRG on Instagram Keep Growing, Kevin Support Epic Gardening Support Epic Gardening on Patreon Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Buy the Epic Soil Starter Organic Fertilizer! How do you super-charge your soil with good, inexpensive organic matter? That was the question I sought to answer when I designed this custom-mixed fertilizer with my friends over at Garden Maker Naturals. It's designed to take your ordinary raised bed garden soil and give it enough organic matter to kick-start your growing season. Order Your Epic Soil Starter Here  

We had the great honor to interview the co-founder and CEO of Square Roots, Tobias Peggs. Tobias has an incredibly successful career as the CEO of multiple companies, acquired by Adobe and Walmart, not to mention a background in Artificial Intelligence. Tobias shares the story of how Square Roots started with co-founder Kimbal Musk. Square Roots is a platform and program that empowers and trains urban farmers to grow leafy greens in modified storage container units. Tobias goes in to detail how they approach urban/indoor farming and have evolved their go to market strategy. Don't miss this! Connect with Square Roots Website | Instagram Connect with The Modern Acre Website| Instagram| Twitter

Host Doug Stephan begins with the latest Farm News from around the world. Next, Tobias Peggs, co-founder and CEO of Square Roots Urban Farming www.squarerootsgrow.com Joins Doug to explain how farmers are learning how to grow crops, yea-round in an urban environment. Finally, Doug talks about "Agri-Tourism."

The global population is predicted to grow to more than nine billion people by 2050, and with all those extra people will come a need to find more sustainable ways of producing our foods. Square Roots was founded by Tobias Peggs and Kimbal Musk in 2016, and is just one of the companies which is driving an urban farming revolution. Square Roots is building vertical farms in shipping containers, and training a new generation of farmers, in their quest to bring food production closer to where people actually eat it.If you love Moonshot then the best way to help us is to share this episode with a friend, or if you're able, consider supporting us financially on Patreon. All supporters get an ad-free feed, along with bonus episodes, and merch. Visit https://www.patreon.com/moonshot.

Tobias Peggs talks about: How growing food locally can change the disconnection of the current food system. Why changing population demographics are increasing the need for urban farms. What the sustainable impact of the technology used in indoor urban farms is. How the Square Roots’ business model is impacting the local community and young entrepreneurial farmers. How local farms can help reduce our carbon footprint, produce more nutritious food and bring trust back into the food system.

Building and sustaining regional food systems has been a much discussed topic this season, and in this episode, host Jenna Liut speaks with Tobias Peggs, Co-Founder and CEO of Square Roots - a company doing just that. Square Roots is an urban farming and entrepreneurship platform that strengthens communities through real food. They discuss how and why Square Roots was launched, what the company hopes to achieve, and the immense impact it can have on how we produce and consume food in this country. Eating Matters is powered by Simplecast

Hey hey, it's Food Republic Today! Back to the news today - up first is a story about a Denver coffee shop celebrating the fact that they gentrified their neighborhood (0:28), gender inequality in kitchens (3:36), a "60 Minutes" spotlight on chef/humanitarian Jose Andres (7:27), and the acquisition of Time Inc. by multimedia conglomerate Meredith and what the Koch brothers' contribution may mean for food media (9:25). After that, we sit down with Tobias Peggs (11:55), the CEO of urban farming startup Square Roots, to talk about how he and his farmers are trying to solve the world's problems hydroponically out of 10 shipping containers in Bed-Stuy. We wrap up with Chicago chef Jason Vincent's opinion on minimalist menus (26:25).

Urban Farming with Jonathan Bernard, Square Roots. Jonathan Bernard is an urban farming Entrepreneur with Square Roots in New York City. In November of 2016, Square Roots chose ten urban farming entrepreneurs to run their own farms and build their own businesses. Founded by Tobias Peggs and Kimbal Musk, Square Roots is an urban farming accelerator that runs for one full year, before selecting a new cohort year after year. Before becoming an entrepreneur, he studied accounting in college and worked in the field for a few years. Later realizing he really wasn't happy, Jonathan decided to follow his passion for cooking and growing food, and very coincidentally discovered Square Roots, which at the same time was planning to start their first ever program. He's now seven months into the program and ridiculously grateful he took this leap of faith. Jonathan is extremely knowledgeable in urban agriculture, and fields lots of questions from our awesome global audience! What are the pain points of farmers? How do you explain #IoT to farmers? What specific agriculture IoT use cases have the highest ROI? Are indoor grown foods nutritionally equivalent to those that are grown outdoors? Check out this value packed episode to find out! Contact Jonathan: Web: https://www.streetleafs.com/ Twitter: @streetleafs Instagram: @squarerootsjonny Contact Avrohom: web: http://asktheceo.biz email: avrohomg@asktheceo.biz Twitter: @avrohomg Instagram: @avrohomg Phone: +1 (845) 418-5340 Phone: +972-72-224-4449 Avrohom is a Cybersecurity advisor who specializes in security solutions for Telecom Providers and Contact Centers in Global Organizations. He comes from a 20+ year career in Telecom, where he helped businesses around the world install and maintain their communication systems and contact centers. He is a Top-ranked global IoT expert by Postscapes.com, followed worldwide on Twitter, and a frequent speaker on using technology to accelerate revenue growth. Avrohom is also the founder of #AskTheCEO, an online technology thought leadership community, whose mission is to create an online platform where people can go to learn about the latest in technology, without a sales pitch, jargon, or call to action. Listen to him share the latest technology trends, tools, and best practices, on #AskTheCEO — broadcasted on YouTube, with all shows available on iTunes and Sound Cloud.

Tobias Peggs understands how to pivot; how to evolve. He has primarily operated in venture-backed tech startup environments (twice as CEO w/exits to Walmart and Adobe). He has led companies across various domains including mobile, search, social, e-commerce, ad-tech and speech rec. Now, with Kimbal Musk, he is spearheading Square Roots Urban Growers - a farming accelerator based out of Brooklyn. Think of a 2 acre farm inside a 40' shipping container. Tobias imparts wisdom on how to have a fulfilling career, urban growing and more: Understanding real food Working alongside Kimbal Musk What he has learned about leadership Why the accelerator model is so powerful Keys to being an effective CEO Tobias's process for changing career/industry The creative-active phase How to get involved with Urban Roots accelerator Advice to those who are starting out in food

This week I visited the corporate headquarters of Me.dium in Boulder, Colorado, and spoke with Dean Steadman, left, community management director, and Tobias Peggs, business development director.  This startup is in beta, available by invitation . It adds a window to your browser that shows who else is visiting sites you might be interested in, and where you can follow them and chat online.  I loved the high energy of their funky offices, filled with bicycles and more than 25 (to me) very young employees.  When I suggested a photo, Dean and Tobias left the conference room to don company T-shirts, a spontaneous bit of corporate enthusiasm and pride that I never saw when I worked for a natural gas utility.  Me.dium is a potent evolutionary advance for browsing the internet.  When the Twitter buzz dies down, I can imagine an even bigger phenomenon: people realizing they don't have to browse the internet alone anymore.  If as many people cross over as Dean and Tobias and their gang hope, one day in the foreseeable future it may well be all about Me.dium.