S7E87: Emiliano Gutiérrez / Raiz Farms - Creating a Decentralized Food System & Exploring Blockchain Technology
03/03/23 • 53 min
Episode Summary
In this podcast, Emiliano Gutierrez shares his entrepreneurial journey of creating a sustainable food system through vertical farming. He discusses his vision for using technology, such as solar energy, LEDs, blockchain, and NFTs, to transform the way we think about growing food. Gutierrez shares his personal experiences of building a business from the ground up and the challenges and opportunities that come with it. He also talks about his plans for leveraging blockchain and other technologies to power a decentralized food system. This podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in startups, agriculture, or global solutions and who wants to become an agent of change for a better planet.
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Key Takeaways
- Learn how Emiliano’s diverse background and experience inspired him to innovate and create an impact in the food industry
- Find out how his entrepreneurial journey led him to create a vertical farming business with a hybrid energy model using LED lights and natural lights
- Discover how Raiz Farms is leveraging technology, including blockchain and NFTs, to create a decentralized and traceable food system
- Hear about their innovative modular 3D printed farm wall made of biomaterials, intended for local communities, co-working spaces, and regenerative villages
- Learn about Raiz’s mission to provide sustainable bamboo housing in Myanmar and a co-working space in Lisbon that grows crops for communities
- Find out how Emiliano is constantly challenging himself and his team to ask tough questions about their purpose and impact, and how you can connect with him and his team to learn more.
Tweetable Quotes
“I felt I had the right expertise or at least the right perspective to be able to tackle it in a different manner and actually make something worthwhile that could be made different and take it to market effectively.”
“I think people are constantly looking to give to solid causes and to have animpact. So it's been, I would say, not easy, but easier to bring on boardtalented people to join the mission, because it's something that peoplebelieve in.”
“We went on the hunt, researching for lights that were able to be dimmableand that could be dynamically adapted and adjusted to the intensity of thesolar light on any given day. And then also installed our own little microgrid. So we have ten solar panels installed that can feed almost all of ourenergy needs.”
Resources Mentioned
Emiliano's Website - www.raiz.farm & https://igrownews.com/agtech-companies/raiz-farms/
Emiliano's Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/emgtzj18/
Emiliano's Twitter - https://twitter.com/RaizFarms
Emiliano's Email - [email protected]
Raiz Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/raizverticalfarm/
Raiz Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/raizverticalfarms
Raiz Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/raiz-vertical-farms/
Raiz Twitter - https://twitter.com/RaizFarms
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Episode Summary
In this podcast, Emiliano Gutierrez shares his entrepreneurial journey of creating a sustainable food system through vertical farming. He discusses his vision for using technology, such as solar energy, LEDs, blockchain, and NFTs, to transform the way we think about growing food. Gutierrez shares his personal experiences of building a business from the ground up and the challenges and opportunities that come with it. He also talks about his plans for leveraging blockchain and other technologies to power a decentralized food system. This podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in startups, agriculture, or global solutions and who wants to become an agent of change for a better planet.
Thanks to Our Sponsors
Indoor AgCon - https://indoor.ag
Key Takeaways
- Learn how Emiliano’s diverse background and experience inspired him to innovate and create an impact in the food industry
- Find out how his entrepreneurial journey led him to create a vertical farming business with a hybrid energy model using LED lights and natural lights
- Discover how Raiz Farms is leveraging technology, including blockchain and NFTs, to create a decentralized and traceable food system
- Hear about their innovative modular 3D printed farm wall made of biomaterials, intended for local communities, co-working spaces, and regenerative villages
- Learn about Raiz’s mission to provide sustainable bamboo housing in Myanmar and a co-working space in Lisbon that grows crops for communities
- Find out how Emiliano is constantly challenging himself and his team to ask tough questions about their purpose and impact, and how you can connect with him and his team to learn more.
Tweetable Quotes
“I felt I had the right expertise or at least the right perspective to be able to tackle it in a different manner and actually make something worthwhile that could be made different and take it to market effectively.”
“I think people are constantly looking to give to solid causes and to have animpact. So it's been, I would say, not easy, but easier to bring on boardtalented people to join the mission, because it's something that peoplebelieve in.”
“We went on the hunt, researching for lights that were able to be dimmableand that could be dynamically adapted and adjusted to the intensity of thesolar light on any given day. And then also installed our own little microgrid. So we have ten solar panels installed that can feed almost all of ourenergy needs.”
Resources Mentioned
Emiliano's Website - www.raiz.farm & https://igrownews.com/agtech-companies/raiz-farms/
Emiliano's Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/emgtzj18/
Emiliano's Twitter - https://twitter.com/RaizFarms
Emiliano's Email - [email protected]
Raiz Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/raizverticalfarm/
Raiz Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/raizverticalfarms
Raiz Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/raiz-vertical-farms/
Raiz Twitter - https://twitter.com/RaizFarms
Connect With Us
VFP LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/verticalfarmingpodcast
VFP Twitter - https://twitter.com/VerticalFarmPod
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VFP Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VerticalFarmPod
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S7E86: Trevor Williams / Farm Traveler - Exploring the Cutting-Edge of Agriculture & the Future of Food
Episode Summary
In this episode, I speak with fellow Ag podcaster Trevor Williams and we explore the latest trends in the agriculture industry. We cover topics ranging from vertical farming and regenerative agriculture to cellular agriculture and food production for space exploration. On Farm Traveler, Trevor interviews farmers, ranchers and entrepreneurs around the world, as they provide listeners with valuable insight and education about the industry. This one’s a little different and will give you a peek into our podcasting worlds!
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Key Takeaways
- An introduction to Trevor Williams, a master of micro farming and the host of the Farm Traveler podcast!
- Learn how Trevor has spent years learning from farmers and ranchers across the United States and the insights he’s discovered on the podcast.
- Trevor grew up in Bluntstown, Florida and was an active member of Future Farmers of America in high school
- Learn how podcasts can be focused on a niche and build an audience, with Trevor sharing his thoughts on how to best market a podcast.
- A deeper dive into cellular agriculture and the future of food, discussing the new technologies being developed and how farmers are taking steps to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
- Trevor talks about his upcoming farm tours and his passion for direct to consumer routes
Tweetable Quotes
“Before I actually started teaching, I really wanted to do this micro thing and travel around and actually learn from farmers and ranchers and see what they're actually doing on a farm.”
“It's weird marketing a podcast because you want to market it everywhere, but everybody's listening on podcasts. So you've got to have your marketing on podcasts and guest on other podcasts, be on other podcasts and all that good stuff.”
“I think podcasts are awesome. We're a little bit biased here.”
“They're really shaking up the whole distribution model, the whole food supply chain, which I think is awesome, because when they do that, not only does the consumer get what I think is a better product, a more local product, a fresher product, the farmer is also getting a little bit more money, which I think is huge.”
Resources Mentioned
Trevor's Website - https://thefarmtraveler.com/
Trevor's Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-williams-871987125/
Trevor's Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheFarmTraveler
Trevor's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/farm_traveler/
Trevor's Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheFarmTraveler
Trevor's Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/farmtraveler
Trevor's Email - [email protected]
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S7E88: Jaz Singh / Innovation Agritech Group - Revolutionizing Farming with Technology
Episode Summary
Join us as we explore the world of vertical farming with Jaz Singh, the founder and CEO of Innovation Agritech Group. In this podcast, Jaz discusses how his exposure to the farming industry in India and his family's generational farming background led him to explore innovative solutions for food security. You will learn about the challenges facing the agriculture industry, including energy costs, and how IAG is working towards reducing them. Singh also shares how IAG's modular and scalable solutions are enabling growers and users to quickly turn a profit while improving sustainability and disrupting the industry. This podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of technology and farming, and the future of food production.
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Key Takeaways
- Discover how IAG is revolutionizing traditional farming methods with the help of technology
- Learn about the increasing importance of food security and how governments and organizations are partnering with vertical farming companies
- Find out about IAG's certifications and how it provides consumers with confidence in the audit trail and traceability
- Explore the challenges IAG faces in terms of energy cost and how they are working with renewable energy partners
- Discover how IAG is helping their growers and users of their technology become profitable
- Understand how the talent pool for the vertical farming industry is widening and how young farmers are disrupting traditional farming
Tweetable Quotes
“The key for us is that any user of our technology is making profit efficiently and utilizing their energy lower than what they should be doing and really achieving those sort of targets and what renewables can plug in.”
“The talent pool is definitely widening up, which is great. New blood within the industry is very, very good. You're seeing a lot of young farmers that are coming into the industry, people that don't want to do things traditionally, definitely seeing the way that AgTech and vertical farming is shaking up and disrupting the industry.”
Resources Mentioned
Jaz' Website - https://iagri-tech.com/
Jaz' Linkedin - www.linkedin.com/company/innovationagritech
Jaz' Twitter - https://twitter.com/iAgriTech
Jaz' Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/innovationagritech/
Jaz' Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/innovationagritech
Jaz' Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeskh65-fwOV313f737Pg-Q
Jaz' Email - [email protected]
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Vertical Farming Podcast - S7E87: Emiliano Gutiérrez / Raiz Farms - Creating a Decentralized Food System & Exploring Blockchain Technology
Transcript
[0:00:01] Harry Duran: Let me close here. But all good.
[0:00:13] Emiliano Gutierrez: It took your advice, but grab the very big box.
[0:00:17] Harry Duran: Yeah, I've got mine here, too. I'm glad you read that's. Listen, though. Yeah, you get thirsty. Used to be surprised, you talk for an hour and your mouth gets dry, and then what happens? And I've seen this because I've been podcasting since 2014, you start lip smacking and you can see I know what that waveform looks like in a
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