Positive Externalities is a podcast produced by the MFRE Student Club, today they bring you their latest episode: Building Your Soil Through Vertical Farming

Nick Brusatore is an initial founder of Affinor Growers, a pioneering British Columbian company dedicated to Vertical Farming technology. On November 2nd, Mr. Brusatore visited The University of British Columbia’s Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE) Speaker Series. He talked about his experience in the industry and was interviewed by the MFRE Student Club. On this mini podcast, he talks about his inspirations, the definition of vertical farming, the future of the food industry and cannabis, among other subjects.

An early pioneer in the vertical farming space, Nick Brusatore is a known design expert in the commercial production of plants using vertical growing technology to fully automate and accommodate low cost production with high level of quality.

Join the MFRE student club, Positive Externalities, in this thought-provoking interview.
 

“If you build your soil, your soil will grow your food.” – Nick Brusatore

Listen to the full episode here

Recorded November 2, 2018, at the MacMillan Building on UBC’s Vancouver campus.

Nick Brusatore’s seminar was part of the Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE) speaker series, a forum in which industry professionals share their experience and interact directly with MFRE students.

 
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