Alex Babich from Nuravine, joins Rob to dive into hydroponic dosing with technology and take a look at sustainability, and even diet.

Benjamin Lorr, Author of The Secret Life of Groceries, joins Rob to dive into the American Grocery store and take a look at the people throughout the supply chain.

Rob and Michael have a chat about the official unveiling of our first Neighborhood Farm.

Regular listeners of the Farm.One podcast have no doubt heard some of the updates in previous episodes about our new Bergen St farm in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. In this episode, Rob and Michael take a step back and talk about:

• how we got here
• the story behind our new subscription business
• a few things we learned along the way
• our commitment to reusable containers
• how we landed on The Neighborhood Farm and what we hope it'll mean to our neighbors
• OH! And MURAL! We talk about the mural!

Come by if you're in New York City: 625 Bergen St., Brooklyn

Tiffany Henkel joins Rob on the Farm.One podcast to talk about a unique take on rooftop urban farming in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City.

The Hell's Kitchen Farm Project sits on the roof of the Metro Baptist Church, on W40th St in Manhattan, where Tiffany is Executive Director of Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries/Pastor.

Listen to the podcast to hear the story about Tiffany and her organization's work in building and maintaining their rooftop farm as well as the farm education, food pantry and CSA programs they operate.

Farm.One's also delighted to be a sponsor of a kiddie pool farm on behalf of our NYC Members.

Learn more about the Hell's Kitchen Farm Project here: https://www.hkfp.org/

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What are the trends of food and grocery delivery? What does these mean economically? What does this mean about how we consume food?

Rob, Michael, and Ina chat through the latest news and trends of grocery delivery services. We hope that you'll be a bit more thoughtful about the next time you order food delivery after listening in to this episode.

To read more about the news articles shared in this episode, take a look at some of the links below:

Survey: More than One-Third of US Online Grocery Shoppers to Keep E-Commerce Habit Post-Pandemic

Instacart Expands 7-Eleven Delivery Nationwide

Fast food: the new wave of delivery services bringing groceries in minutes

Why fast-track grocery delivery apps could soon leave supermarkets on the shelf

On episode 25 of the Farm.One podcast, Rob, Michael and Ina dip their toes into the world of plant-based dairy alternatives.

With the news of Oatly's $10B IPO on May 20, 2021, the world of plant-based dairy alternatives seems to be having its moment. The team steps back to talk about what's driving consumer and investor interest.

The podcast explores:

Why consumers are so interested in these products and why investors are pouring money into Oatly and others.

The changing landscape of the dairy industry and how cow milk producers are responding.

The fascinating engineering challenges of trying to make products like plant-based cheese and yogurt -- it's more than just flavor!

How Miyko's creamery is doing a fantastic job.

A new mylkcubator?

Links:

CNBC: Oatly's IPO.

Data about plant-based milks vs cows milk.

MilkPEP's Gonna Need Milk For That campaign.

Changing consumer habits: Less cows milk and more plant-based milk.

Cheese is the most technically challenging space in dairy alternatives.

The Carrageenan Controversy.

Miyoko's Creamery of Tomorrow.

(Vegan) Butter FTW: Miyoko’s Creamery Wins Legal Battle To Describe Plant-Based Products Like Dairy

MILKADAMIA UNVEILS DIRECT TO CONSUMER ‘MILKMAN 2.0’

The Mylkcubator

Rob, Michael, and Ina share the story behind our journey from the past year and half and how we transformed to fulfilling chef sales to building a new farm. (Hint: we're moving in soon!) 

Eleven Madison Park goes plant-based.

Epicurious no longer invests in recipes with beef.

Who are the most innovated vertical farms in the world?

Safety standards for controlled environment agriculture.

Is there a market for used farming equipment?

These are just some of the topics on this week's episode of the Farm.One Podcast. Rob, Michael, and Ina chat through the latest food and vertical farming industry news, what they think about these announcements in the industry, and what it means for Farm.One.

To read more about the news discussed in this week's podcast, check out the links below:

The New Menu at Eleven Madison Park Will Be Meatless

The Planet on the Plate: Why Epicurious Left Beef Behind

The Most Innovative Vertical Farming Companies Of The Decade

New platform for pre-owned indoor farming equipment