Season 1; Episode 20: Growing Up

Meet Nandish, an agricultural scientist, lead grower at a vertical farm, and passionate horticulturalist. In this conversation, Nandish and I talk about the benefits of growing a kitchen garden, the pros and cons of vertical farming versus traditional farming, avoiding burnout when you work in manual labor, and a short introduction to hydroponic farming.

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Nandish is one of the most passionate podcast guests I’ve had on, we literally talked for hours and I feel like we only scratched the surface of what I wanted to talk with him about. He is a wealth of knowledge on all things farming and finance and I loved listening to his career journey in the agriculture industry. In this conversation, we talked about:

Growing up in India and developing a passion for growing food by growing a kitchen garden
Choosing agriculture as a career path, following his passion instead of a paycheque
Being an international student at UFV and completing a Bachelor of Agricultural Science
The berry farms that drew him to the Fraser Valley and his practicum working at Baker Breeze Farm in Abbotsford
How he came to work at Quantotech Solutions and Northern Green Hydroponics
The pros and cons of traditional agriculture versus vertical farming
An introduction to hydroponic farming
His day-to-day life as a lead grower at a vertical hydroponic farm
His advice for anyone who wants to pursue a more fulfilling career that they’re passionate about