EP40: The Google-backed startup that's raised $172M+ to build vertical farms across the US - Bowery Farming

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Fun Facts

Bowery’s indoor farms produce over 100x more produce on the same footprint of land as traditional agriculture.

Founders

Brian Falther, David Golden, and Irving Fain

LAUNCHED

2015

Flagship Product

Indoor Farms

HQ

New York, NY

Bowery Farming on In Good Hands

Background

Our food system focuses on large-scale volume over quality. The health of our families and the environment suffer as a result. As the population grows, more food will need to be produced in the next four decades than has been in the past 10,000 years. Yet resources like water are increasingly limited. There hasn’t been a practical path to provide fresh food at the volume and quality that people are looking for — until now.

Solution

By combining the benefits of the best local farms with advances made possible by technology, Bowery’s indoor farms create the ideal conditions to grow post-organic produce we can feel good about eating. Because they control the entire process from seed to store, Bowery farms use zero pesticides, 95% less water, and are 100+ times more productive on the same footprint of land than traditional agriculture.

Episode Brief

Bowery Farming’s Katie Seawell (CMO) and Carmela Cugini (EVP of Sales) join Peter on this week’s episode to discuss:

  • Leaving executive roles at Pepsi and Starbucks to join Bowery

  • Revolutionizing agriculture to feed the world’s growing population

  • Owning the entire chain- from seeding through fulfillment

  • Stepping up for retailers and communities during COVID

  • Trends in grocery and online food delivery

  • The future of farming

Credits

HOST

Peter Levin

PRODUCTION

Dan Mahoney

MUSIC

Eddie Knuckles

Peter Levin