Growing Up: Transforming Farming | Robert Colangelo | TEDxRushU

With the advent of indoor vertical farming technology high yield farms can now be located wherever large volumes of meals are prepared each day (Hospitals, College/Corporate Campuses and Military Basses) and a grocery store distribution centers. These Farms grow 24/7 and can be harvested 365 days a year. Learn how Green Sense Farms the largest indoor vertical farm is building a global network of Farms and disrupting produce distribution. Robert Colangelo is an environmental entrepreneur who founded several leading organizations that include: Environmental Planning Group, American Business Center Nizhnevartovsk, Siberia, Russia, Brownfield Development LLC, Environomics Communications, Brownfield News magazine, The National Brownfield Association, The Surplus Property Roundtable, Green Sense radio show and Green Sense Farms, LLC. Mr. Colangelo is recognized as a national expert and an authoritative source on indoor vertical farming, brownfield redevelopment and sustainability; he is the author of several books and numerous articles on the subject and is the host of the nationally syndicated radio show Green Sense. He has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs and been quoted in newspapers and magazines. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx