In this Podcast Joe and Nick interview Dr. Gary Stutte about growing food in space.

During the past ten years, Dr. Gary Stutte has worked at Kennedy Space Center in Dynamac's plant Research Group to determine the feasibility of using plants as bioregenerative life support systems for long duration space missions.

 Dr. Stutte is the principal investigator for several spaceflight experiments designed to grow plants in microgravity. One of these is the Photosynthesis Experiment System Testing Operation (PESTO) experiment, the first plant science experiment to be conducted aboard the International Space Station once it is delivered by the crew of STS-110.

 Designed by KSC, the PESTO experiment will study whether wheat will produce oxygen through photosynthesis and purify water through transpiration at the same rates as on Earth. The experiment could have a major impact on plans for future long-duration spaceflight, and will be followed by additional experiments aboard ISS.

 Although he was born in Oklahoma, Dr. Stutte considers Fayetteville, Arkansas his home. He attended the University of Arkansas for two years in the Horticultural Food Sciences Program, finishing his BS degree in Biology at the Oklahoma State University. Dr. Stutte has a Masters Degree in Horticulture for the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from the University of California, Davis.

More about Gary Stutte:
Website: http://www.synrge.com

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Website: https://amhydro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HydroConsultant

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In this episode Joe and Nick interview Glenn Behrman about his career in the vertical farming industry.
 
More about Glenn Behrman:
Website: http://www.growtainers.com/
Although Glenn been involved with horticulture for almost 50 years, the past 10 + years of his career have been spent on research and development of technology based production. The Growtainer™ is just one of the many creative directions of his company. He is a thinker and an entrepreneur and he knows where this is heading because he knows where it's been. CEA Advisors was developed as a vehicle to move Controlled Environment Production to the next level. There are so many opportunities beyond lettuce and basil and my goal is to capitalize on those opportunities.

More about Joe Swartz:
Website: https://amhydro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HydroConsultant

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Website: https://www.nickgreens.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/InfoGreens

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In this episode Joe and Nick interview Jenny Harris from AM Hydro.

When Jenny isn’t in the greenhouse, she can be found talking to customers or immersed in a spreadsheet. Jenny loves seeing ‘fields of green’ in their growers’ greenhouses and brainstorming hydroponic system designs with entrepreneurs and large tech companies.

More about Jenny Harris:
Phone: 707.822.5777

More about Joe Swartz:
Website: https://amhydro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HydroConsultant

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Website: https://www.nickgreens.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/InfoGreens

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In this episode Joe and Nick will discuss the right growing medium for greenhouse and indoor hydroponic farming.

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Website: https://amhydro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HydroConsultant

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Website: https://www.nickgreens.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/InfoGreens

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In this Podcast will interview Patrick Kelly from the Produce Industry Podcast.  The Produce Industry is very complex and covers A to Z literally Asparagus through Zucchini.

More about Joe Swartz:
Website: https://amhydro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HydroConsultant

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/InfoGreens

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When it comes to hydroponic nutrient solution, there are various opinions saying it’s better to use carbon filter water while others claim it’s best to use reverse osmosis water. When it comes to feeding plants, the main goal is to avoid any chances of root rot.  In this podcast, we’re going to discuss watering plants  so that you can apply the technique to your own crops.

More about Joe Swartz:
Website: https://amhydro.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HydroConsultant

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Website: https://www.nickgreens.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/InfoGreens

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Hydroponics is a growing method for beginners and experts alike. This innovative farming system provides users with more controlled environments to grow their crops all-year-round. In this podcast, you will learn about hydroponics consulting, and we’ll cover the basics to get you started. 

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CO2 from a gas tank and water from the facility source are plugged into the Aqueous CO2 Infusion System, which comes as an in-situ system or can be integrated into booms. The CO2 completely dissolves in the water creating a saturated aqueous CO2 solution. 

The aqueous CO2 solution is targeted directly on to the plant's leaves by misting micro droplets that create an aqueous CO2 film on leaf's surface. This film isolates the leaf surface from the atmosphere and creates a diffusion gradient that favors the transport of CO2 into the leaf and other gasses out of the leaf. 

The carbon is used by the plant for photosynthesis to grow and the oxygen is given off to the atmosphere. 

https://www.co2delivery.ca/

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Over the past six years, Jim Pantaleo has been a large-scale, commercial operator/indoor farmer, speaker, writer, business developer, investigative C-level start-up team member, plant science nerd, and conference organizer/MC. He seeks to create positive change, shift the paradigm of sustainable indoor plant production and disrupt (and enhance) supply chains to meet the challenges of modern, large-scale agriculture. 

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