Ever wonder what work is being done to make our food system more sustainable? Meet Mike Ross, co-founder and CEO of Beanstalk Farms–a vertical farming venture based in Herndon, VA (just outside of Washington, DC). In our very first episode, Mike shares how his innovative farming methods have sustainability–as well as efficiency and nutrition–at heart.
You can find Mike on LinkedIn and Beanstalk Farms on Insta and Facebook.
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Resources:
- Environmental Impacts of Food Production - Our World in Data
- How Two Alexandria Brothers Transformed a Data Center into an Indoor Farm (northernvirginiamag.com)
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