Organic Grower Summit Announces New Education Session on Controlled Environment Agriculture


Thu. October 28th, 2021 - by Lilian Diep

MONTEREY, CA - Can you believe we’re only a month away from December? As we ready to kick off November next week, many in the industry are already looking down the line to the first of December, which is when the Organic Growers Summit (OGS), presented by Western Growers and the Organic Produce Network (OPN), kicks off. However, we have not been left wanting, as yet another exciting education session has been announced.

Each of the panelists are distinguished CEA industry members, and will offer insights on the opportunities and challenges associated with this growing method

Titled CEA: What Does it Mean for Organics?, the session will be moderated by Todd Linsky, Principal and Owner of Todd Linsky Consulting. Panelists include Nate Storey, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Plenty; Arama Kukutai, Co-Founder and Partner at Finistere Ventures; and Philip Karp, President and Co-Founder of Shenandoah Growers, which was recently renamed Soli Organic.

An announcement from OGS states that the session will work to define vertical farming, indoor growing, and controlled environment agriculture (CEA) for the organic community. Each of the panelists are distinguished CEA industry members, and will offer insights on the opportunities and challenges associated with this growing method.

Another exciting education session has been announced as part of the Organic Growers Summit, titled CEA: What Does it Mean for Organics?

With the rapid growth of CEA, this is one session many organic operators will likely be drawn to. To register for the event, please click here.

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