vue - Farming Without Soil: A Hydroponic Story

Have you ever seen a farm that grows produce using minerals, nutrients, and water, but no soil? Farmer John Lawson is doing just that—and growing about six times more produce than a standard farm in the process! As part of our Farm to Fork program begun in 1999, Bon Appétit Management Company purchases fresh, seasonal produce from small, local farmers around the country. We recently celebrated the milestone of 1,000 such vendors. As a Fellow for Bon Appétit, I get to travel to these different farms and learn about the joys and challenges farmers today face. In this video, John Lawson gives me a tour of Hydro Harvest Farms (www.hydroharvestfarms.com) and shares some of the incredible benefits—and challenges—of hydroponic farming.