Ep 30 Inspiring Future Generations Through Hands-On Urban Farming with Rainmakers Roundup Guest Webb Stone

25/06/2024 31 min
Ep 30 Inspiring Future Generations Through Hands-On Urban Farming with Rainmakers Roundup Guest Webb Stone

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Rainmakers Roundup with Mark Iorio Episode 30 "Inspiring Future Generations through Hands-On Urban Farming with Rainmakers Roundup Guest Webb Stone"Mark Dives into sustainable food supply chain, economic viability, community outreach, the people side of business, business culture, and how it impacts the bottom line with Webb Stone. Webb is the CEO of UrbanPonics. Webb Stone envisioned a better, fairer, and healthier way to obtain food, addressing food deserts and food wastage. His idea of growing food locally inspired Barbara, known as The Work Goddess, to take action. Together, they founded UrbanPonics, soon joined by seven other passionate professionals. UrbanPonics showcased hydro and aquaponics at the Middletown Grange Fair, impressing 60,000 attendees and sparking interest in educational programs. Partnering with Bucks County Technical School, they developed a hands-on hydroponics program, exciting students about careers in vertical, indoor farming. Join Mark every Tuesday as he brings on top notch guests to talk about how they have leveraged their skills to make their business into a Rainmakers business!

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