{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fb95218b1-4044-4c98-9d58-7122483840da","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"S1E4: 004 Henry Gordon Smith - Exploring the Socioeconomic Divide in Agriculture","description":"Henry Gordon Smith is a global AgTech leader, speaker and founder of Agritecture, a global leader in urban agriculture consulting services. Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he and Henry discuss the business model of vertical farming and urban agriculture. They expound on the racial and socioeconomic divide within agriculture as well as the ongoing \u2018food apartheid.\u2019 Finally, Henry speaks to upcoming events and projects he and his organization are working towards.\r\n\r\nSpecial thanks to our Season 1 Sponsor\r\n\r\nIGS \u2013 https://intelligentgrowthsolutions.com/ \r\n\r\nKey Takeaways\r\n00:01 \u2013 Henry shares his origin story and how he originally became interested in vertical farming and podcasting\r\n07:52 \u2013 The biggest challenges Henry has faced as an entrepreneur and how investments have shaped the vertical farming business model\r\n13:04 \u2013 Complex questions about vertical farming that Henry is seeking answers to\r\n20:23 \u2013 Henry shares his definition of vertical farming and solutions he suggests for the industry\r\n29:13 \u2013 Henry\u2019s speaks to the mission of his company Agritecture, and some of its offerings\r\n36:15 \u2013 Henry\u2019s unique perspective on race, the \u2018food apartheid\u2019 and urban agriculture\r\n42:49 \u2013 Upcoming vents Henry is launching with Agritecture\r\n45:29 \u2013 Henry expounds on what excites him about the future of vertical farming and AgTech in general\r\n50:25 \u2013 Where listeners can follow Henry\r\n\r\nTweetables\r\n\r\n\u201cAs I was exploring my interest in doing business solutions to sustainability challenges, I created three blogs to kind of test the market and to see what people responded to.\u201d (03:38)\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019m not about hype. I\u2019m happy to encourage and talk about the benefits of urban agriculture and vertical farming, but I really want to talk about the complex questions.\u201d(12:49)\r\n\r\n\u201cMy definition is really about three dimensional farming. It could be one floor, it could be a container, it could be a basement. It\u2019s really about saying, \u2018Ok, when we think three dimensionally about agriculture and the potential to photosynthesize plants using LEDs, what could we do and what could we do with this space?\u2019\u201d (22:25)\r\n\r\n\u201cWe have the third urban agriculture director in the United States that was just put into place in [Washington] D.C., to join Atlanta and Philadelphia. That\u2019s really exciting\u2026I\u2019m really excited to see how policy accelerates the industry and starts to structure it a little bit.\u201d (48:00)\r\n\r\nLinks Mentioned:\r\n\r\nHenry\u2019s LinkedIn\r\n\r\nAgritecture\r\n\r\nAgritecture Designer\r\n\r\nAgritecture Event Link\r\n\r\nHenry\u2019s Instagram \u2013 @theagritect\r\n\r\nHenry\u2019s Twitter \u2013 @TheAgritect\r\n\r\nBooks Mentioned:\r\n\r\nThe Vertical The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century - Dr. Dickson Despommier\r\n\r\nIntelligent Growth Solutions\r\n\r\nWebsite | Twitter | YouTube\r\n\r\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1f288216-f750-47c4-b850-401aa8748a83/image.jpg"}