Vertical Harvest is an urban farming company turning cities into fertile grounds for growth, using tech-enabled agriculture to reinvent the future of food. We are hell-bent on bringing you the freshest, healthiest and most flavorful produce – grown hydroponically, all year round. It's why we root our farms within cities, create customized employment for people with disabilities and are farm to fork around the clock. City by city and block by block, we are sprouting up – working with and within communities to sow the seeds of abundant possibility. And we welcome a crew of rebels, fanatics, trailblazers, and visionaries, to champion more climate resilient food systems, economic inclusivity and nutrition security. Because together, radical ideas become reality. We’re not just harvesting the freshest food possible – as a social enterprise we’re making it a fierce force for good, and radically delicious, at the same time. This is how we’ll create the future we want from the food we need – together.
Click And Grow is one of the leading producers of smart gardens in the market. We have created a technology that enables everyone to grow fresh, GMO-free and pesticide-free food from their home or office without the need for fertilizing and regular watering.
Click And Grow was founded in 2009 and has shipped its products to hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Tartu, Estonia. It also has offices in Tallinn and San Francisco.
Back to the Roots is an organic gardening company founded by Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez.
Back to the Roots has an award-winning line of organic soils, seeds, plant foods, raised beds, and indoor gardening kits. The duo co-founded Back to the Roots in college after discovering how to grow gourmet mushrooms on recycled coffee grounds. Since then, the organic gardening company has evolved from an urban mushroom farm in Oakland, CA to a thriving national brand and the fastest-growing gardening company in the country. With a mission to reconnect families back to their food and the land, Nikhil and Alejandro are transforming the gardening industry by making it easy for anyone, anywhere to grow their own food.
The organic gardening products are currently distributed in over 15,000 stores including Walmart, The Home Depot, Target, Lowe’s, Tractor Supply, and Whole Foods, as well as on Amazon.
The founders have been recognized globally for their efforts in sustainability, innovation, and entrepreneurship, appearing on lists including Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies”, BusinessWeek’s “Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25”, Inc.’s “30 Under 30”, Inc. 500, Forbes’ “30 Under 30”, CNN’s “10 Next Entrepreneurs to Watch”, BBC’s Top Global Social Entrepreneurs, Forbes 40 Under 40, EY Entrepreneur of the Year and President Obama’s Champions of Change. They have delivered multiple TEDx Talks, UC Berkeley’s Business School commencement address, and have been featured on CNBC Mad Money, CNN, Forbes, Bloomberg, Fox News, ABC News, NBC News, WSJ, Huffington Post, and the NY Times.