{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F93c8f71d-cbda-4691-9779-69ca02f9c8b1","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"S2E20: Marc Plinke - Rethinking Greenhouses and Our Approach to Growing Food","description":"Episode Summary\r\n\r\nJoin Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ceres Greenhouse Solutions, Marc Plinke. Ceres designs and builds advanced, energy-efficient greenhouses that grow year-round while saving energy and water.\r\n\r\nIn this episode, Harry and Marc dissect Marc\u2019s career trajectory, from his time at Synergistic Building Technologies to his current role with Ceres. Marc breaks down his passion for bringing about positive change in the world, the inspiring work he\u2019s doing with Ceres and the state of food in our society.\r\n\r\nEpisode Sponsor\r\n\r\nCeres Greenhouse Solutions\r\n\r\nKey Takeaways\r\n03:22 \u2013 Harry welcomes to the show Marc Plinke, who discusses his natural curiosity, growing up in a family of engineers and the inspiration to launch Ceres Greenhouse Solutions\r\n13:37 \u2013 Marc reflects on his early career, including his time at Synergistic Building Technologies\r\n16:17 \u2013 Challenges Marc had to overcome as the founder of Ceres\r\n24:04 \u2013 Marc expounds on what it means to design and reinvent greenhouses\r\n38:02 \u2013 Marc shares a unique perspective about food deserts and the state of our food\r\n46:25 \u2013 What excites Marc most about the future of AgTech\r\n53:29 \u2013 Marc recalls his first invention\r\n56:19 \u2013 Harry thanks Marc for joining the show and let\u2019s listeners know where they can learn more about Ceres\r\n\r\nTweetable Quotes\r\n\r\n\u201cThe world is waiting for you to change the world. That\u2019s what I want to tell kids. You have the power and all you need to do is pay attention and ask yourself, \u2018Why is that happening?\u2019\u201d(09:59)\r\n\r\n\u201cEvery decision that we make we ask, \u2018Is that better for everyone or is it just better for me?\u2019 And that better for me is not the option that we often choose. We look for the win on the bigger scale.\u201d(19:09)\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re an engineering and architecture office in essence. We\u2019re not actually producing the steel itself. The beauty of this is we\u2019re quite flexible to change according to customer demand.\u201d (29:06)\r\n\r\n\u201cPeople that grow things generally have a certain amount of patience, because it takes time to go from a tiny seedling to the full plant and production.\u201d (39:01)\r\n\r\n\u201cCOVID has helped us and really everybody to think more about, \u2018Where does my food come from and how do I stay healthy?\u2019\u201d(43:23)\r\n\r\n\u201cTo see things grow is an enormously satisfying feeling. It is healing to grow.\u201d(45:36)\r\n\r\n\u201cI just learned last week that a tomato that is stored under fifty degrees \u2013 meaning in your fridge \u2013 loses half of the nutritious value in less than a week.\u201d(51:20)\r\n\r\nLinks Mentioned\r\n\r\nCeres Website\r\n\r\nMarc\u2019s LinkedIn\r\n\r\n\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\r\n\r\nPodcast Production and Marketing by FullCast: https://bit.ly/3sxZ34y\r\n\r\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4224e980-e228-442c-8718-b01e1f0f4a9a/image.jpg"}