How to Sell your Produce and Microgreens to Top Restaurants | Episode 3 - Wilson Gibbons (Farm.One) In our 3rd episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMU9hNId0jQ&t=) we chat with Wilson Gibbons, sales manager at Farm.One - One of the most unique and innovative vertical farms in the country that grows for top Michelin starred restaurants in NYC. He gives the best sales and marketing advice so you can get your foot in the door at restaurants. Do you have or are you thinking about starting a vertical farm? Do you want to know how to get your produce and microgreens into some of your ..read more

In this second episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIyAS8OR4Ns&t=), Albert interviews Mary and Electra, founders of Green Food Solutions based out of the Bronx, NY. They are helping others start and maintain local, urban farms utilizing the tower garden aeroponic system. We talk about how they got started, what you can grow in tower gardens, costs of the system, and challenges they faced when starting their business (as well as starting an urban farm). If you want to learn more about them check out: http://greenfoodsolutions.com ..read more

My interview with Dr. Paul Gauthier is finally finished! Super excited to share it with you all. We talk all things hydroponics/vertical farming and take a tour of the current vertical farm inside Princeton University. I promise it's worth the watch. =D Big thank you to Dr. Gauthier. https://youtu.be/IEb_r6IT5iE -------------------------------------------------- Future Farms and Food is a new vlog project I've started. It aims to educate and bring further awareness to current and future farming practices/technologies. If you would like to be on the show or know anyon ..read more

Super excited and honored that we got featured on this list!! =D Link to the article. Here's the excerpt from it: While it seems to many to be a fairly new technology, growing plants hydroponically is actually an ancient system dating back to the hanging gardens of Babylonian and Aztec cultures. Used intermittently through the ages, the technique of growing plants in soil-less environments was perfected in the 1940’s. The last three quarters of a decade has brought a tremendous amount of technological growth to the science, advancing not only commercial hydroponic growing systems but also deve ..read more

I gave an introductory talk about hydroponics at a NY AgTech Meetup event last summer. If anyone is curious or wants to know more, I've uploaded the slides so that you can take a look. Also if you have any questions on anything, shoot me an email (info@vegbed.com) or leave a comment. Cheers! =)   ..read more

Let's Go Back a Bit Hydroponics has the stigma of being solely used to grow marijuana. Every time someone asks me what I do/what industry I'm involved in their initial reaction is to say, "you mean weed?!?" I'll then give them a chuckle and explain how it can also be used to grow vegetables and other produce. Even though hydroponics has been around for quite some time, it still surprises me how foreign of a concept it is to the general public. In an effort to help those who may not know much about the subject and to refresh those that already might, let us delve into the world of water f ..read more

We are super excited to launch VegBed and finally give growers a clean, easy to use medium that won't break the bank. The VegBed Seedling Foam is a perfect way to get your plants started. You can easily transfer them to a system of your choice after germination. Let's start growing and remember to follow us on Facebook and Instagram. #myvegbed for your chance to get featured ..read more