The Stream (with Will & Tom)

The bright lights of vertical farming and water savings with Noah Zelkind, 80 Acres Farms

Will Sarni & Tom Freyberg Season 7 Episode 4

For the fourth episode of the season, Tom and Will are joined by Noah Zelkind, VP of Business Intelligence, at 80 Acres Farms.

Noah talks about his background, moving from finance into the farming markets, reflecting on the journey with his father. 

He also discusses his love for data science, spotting patterns, and why this will be fundamental to growing nutritious food locally and consistently.

Noah also shares the reason for the bright purple lighting in the farms, which is reflected across the company’s marketing.


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Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James.

And our charity partner, Frank Water.

And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.