growUp Farms
growUp uses a new hydroponic process to grow healthy and affordable produce. We focus on nutrition, responsible growing, water conservation and food security.
- Stage Prototype Ready
- Industry Other
- Location Rohnert Park, CA, US
- Currency USD
- Founded September 2012
- Employees 3
- Website growupfarms.us
Company Summary
growUp Farms is a vertical farm company that grows produce. We have designed a new growing process that utilizes concepts of hydroponics, LED lighting and indoor growing. Organic is not good enough for us. The food we grow is beyond organic, accomplished through complete transparency, growing only highly nutritious produce and making it affordable to almost everyone. We help businesses and individuals with ultimate food security solutions.
Team
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Founder / CEO
I have a BS in Business and a MBA in Sustainable Enterprises. I have 3 years of hydroponic growing experience, 7 years in the retail/wholesale nursery industry, years of import/export knowledge, 5 years in supply chain management and inventory analysis plus business development and consulting experience. I created 2 b plans for MBA competitions while in grad school, providing solutions to some of the world's most pressing concerns.
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Director of OperationsTom has a range of experience that he has brought to this venture. He is responsible for partial designs of our Growing Units, and growing all of our produce in our greenhouse. He has quickly become our in-house hydroponics expert. He now far exceeds my hydroponic knowledge and it only continues to grow. He knows more about hydroponic growing now than the people selling the products. The plants he is growing are amazing!
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Director of EngineeringCal Poly BA - Mechanical Engineer
MBA in Sustainable Business (in progress)
Master Certification in Biomimicry
Experience includes: Medtronic, PharmaSpec, Medlogics, Sapheon, Engineering consultant
Contributions to process design and Growing Units design. Provides engineering expertise and all professional renderings. Biomimicry variables.
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