COO Johannes G

With age comes experience and I have had my fair share of experiences and education in regards to horticulture. After completing my bachelor in horticulture in Germany I bought a farm in Fiji. We were successfully growing herbs and exporting to Europe. After my stint in Fiji I started to study more sustainable ways for food production and I was drawn to the idea of aquaponics, a closed system of plants growing through the natural fertilizer production of fish. Needless to say I fell in love with aquaponics and built my own larger scale system, having fresh fish, lettuce and tomatoes delivered to upscale hotels in the area. After selling the farm I was looking into higher end fresh produce and something that can be grown in 10 days or less. I found microgreens and I am so glad I did.

I started my first microgreen urban farm in Wernigerode, Germany as a trial project. I was testing both conventional indoor growing and hydroponics. This is how I got my son Oliver interested in pursuing his career path in urban farming and now microgreen nutrition.

I love New Zealand and being able to help Oliver and the team succeed with their vision and pass on my knowledge makes me happy and content.

From my perspective and given the scientific research, microgreens and sustainable indoor farming is the future.

Nutritional Background & Experience