Women In CEA

?? Join us for 10 minutes ? ?#WomeninCEA Tuesday, November 19th, 9amEST/3pm CET to discuss the #critical topic of #water in #ControlledEnvironmentAgriculture. https://lu.ma/2q6n80bt ??? Karla Garcia, Technical Services Specialist at Hort Americas,?will be our final guest in a series of three experts for our #Waterwise #Farming talk series. ? We will be talking to Karla about the reality of #wateruse in #indoorfarming and get her point of view from her #academic and #industry perspective. ?? We have all read or heard the statements that #greenhouses solve the #waterconsumption issues in #agriculture; #verticalfarming uses 96% #lesswater than #conventionalagriculture. ?? ? But where does the #data come from? What is the #reality in #commercial and #research #greenhouses and #verticalfarms? ?? Here's what to expect: - Interview with Karla Garcia by Laura Cammarisano, PhD - Discussion and Q&A to follow (not recorded) ??♀? Can't make it? No worries, we will record it and post it on our LinkedIn Group after the session. #WomeninCEA #FiresideChat #Inspiration #ControlledEnvironmentAgriculture #WomeninAg #Waterwise #WaterandFarming #SmartAgriculture #WomenPhD Laura Cammarisano, PhD Thea-Isabella Otto Sadie Kitchen Molly McKinney Kendra Armstrong Eva Helén Kaylee Marr

??? REMINDER #lastchance to sign up:?https://lu.ma/2q6n80bt ??? Join us TOMORROW! For 10 minutes with #WomeninCEA. ?? Karla Garcia, Technical Services Specialist, at Hort Americas,?will be our final guest in a series of three experts for our #Waterwise #Farming talk series for #WomeninCEA. ? You know the drill- stay after the 10-minute recording for Q&A and a general discussion with other amazing women in the industry! ??? Can't wait to see you there!

??? REMINDER to sign up: https://lu.ma/2q6n80bt ? Join us?Tuesday, November 19th 9amEST/3pmGST?for 10 minutes with #WomeninCEA. ?? Karla Garcia is a Technical Services Specialist at Hort Americas where she has worked for nearly 8 years. She has her #Masters in #PlantSciences from the University of Arizona. She has served as a #controlledenvironment #physiology #advisor for 3 years. She is also a #founder and #director of Microgreens FLN in her spare time! ?? Karla will be speaking with Laura Cammarisano, PhD and sharing her #2cents in our final three-part series on #waterwise #farming. She will offer her #industry and #academic perspective on #waterusage in #controlledenvironmentagriculture. ? You know the drill- stay after the 10-minute recording for Q&A and a general discussion with other amazing women in the industry! ? Can't wait to see you there!?

Thank you Tisha Livingston for a fantastic keynote! At the premier event Inhouse Farming and energy Decentral here in Hannover!

??We had a lovely chat with Molly McKinney this morning. ????And we couldn’t be more pleased that she loves coming to #WomeninCEA because it fills her cup. ??Even if she is usually taking the call from the road, she loves to start her Tuesdays with us! ????♀?Aside from gushing about our group we learned about Molly’s extensive CEA background. She started in #landscaping and then #construction loving what plants can add to a space and landscape. ??As a #Kentucky native she delved into #CEA with AppHarvest as grower in three different roles. She transitioned to Square Roots in #leafygreen production. After working as a #grower and in #production for a while she decided to pivot from the demand of production and sense of urgency to #Sales and a forward facing position. ???She has always been solutions oriented and huge piece of her job is #timemanagement. Molly is always forecast and #planning. ??She has learned from male colleagues how to #saynowithgrace. Work and personal life is always a balancing act. You need to ensure your #glassisfull leaving a conversation whether if it’s for work or personal. ??It’s important to take time to #reflect where time sits and if relationships that you are managing are energizing and #motivating you or leave you feeling depleted. ??It’s important to know it’s okay to press pause when needed. ??If Molly was to impart some #advice she would say to walk with as much #confidence as you can. #Holdyourown in conversation and what bringing to table, while keeping the #dooropen to #learning. ??♀?There are a lot of occasions where you may be the #onlyfemaleintheroom or the #youngest in the room, but you shouldn’t be taken any less seriously. Your #opinion and #experiences from this #perspective are #valuable. ??You need to #enjoywhatyoudo at end of the day. If you are feeling #depleted you want to ensure the #energy you are putting in is worth while. ??????It goes back to #balance of personal life and managing work. #Success is being able to close your laptop and not look at it until the next morning and feel okay about it. Eva Helén Thea-Isabella Otto Kendra Armstrong Rachael Warner Aliza Doyle Kaylee Marr

?? REMINDER last chance to sign up: https://lu.ma/ig6798qc ? Join us TOMORROW! For 10 minutes with #WomeninCEA. ?? Molly McKinney, #Horticultural #Business #Representative for Argus Control Systems will talk to us about her background and experience in the industry, and her many hats along the way. ? You know the drill- stay after the 10-minute recording for Q&A and a general discussion with other amazing women in the industry! ? Can't wait to see you there!

Don't get spooked into paying more! ?? Today is #Halloween, but there’s no trick to these treats! ?? Don’t let full registration fees haunt you—secure your spot at #IndoorAgCon 2025 before Early Bird pricing disappears like a ghost. ?? Save up to $400 when you register now for the 12th annual edition, happening March 11-12, 2025, in Las Vegas at the Westgate. ?? Register now and save ?? https://lnkd.in/etmsxp7 #indoorfarming #verticalfarming #controlledenvironmentagriculture #greenhouse

??? #Join Us for #10minuteswithWomeninCEA Tuesday, November 5th, 3pm CET/9am EST https://lu.ma/ig6798qc ?? Next up is Molly McKinney, #Business #Development Representative Argus Control Systems ?? We will learn about her #background and #experience in the #industry. ???? From her time at Eastern Kentucky University focusing in #Horticulture to a #grower at AppHarvest, to working in #FieldOps at Square Roots to a switch in focus as a #BusinessDevelopment and Account Rep at Impello Biosciences and now Argus. ?? Molly has crisscrossed #NorthAmerica from companies in #Kentucky to #NYC to #Colorado and #Canada for her love of #CEA. ? Here’s what to expect: - #Interview with Molly #moderated by Eva Helén - #Discussion and #Q&A to follow (not recorded). ?? Can’t make it? No worries, we will record it and post it on our LinkedIn group after the session. https://lnkd.in/e9HjM-EB #womenincea #firesidechat #leadership #controlledenvironmentagriculture #womenwholead #networking #sharingknowledge Kendra Armstrong Laura Cammarisano, PhD Thea-Isabella Otto Sadie Kitchen

? Today #WomeninCEA had the pleasure of speaking with Rachael Warner. ???? Rachael has a background in plant science research at McGill University. She works currently at Les Fermes Lufa / Lufa Farms. ?? ?? Lufa Farms has 5 #greenhouses and one #indoorfarm and focus on growing #tomatoes, #eggplant, #peppers, and a wide variety of #leafygreens. ?? ?? Coming from a background in #academia Rachael was used to looking at #papers, #numbers, and doing smaller scale #trials. ?? It's important to realize that papers can make crazy #assumptions like #water that plants retain at the end is the only water used, or only 10% of water is flushed. ?? Today she shared what she has learned in the #industry #application of her #research #knowledge. ?? When talking about #substrates, we?want to think about how it interacts with water, its #porosity, #material and how this?#influences #plants. The water #holding #capacity of substrate influences the presence of #pythium in the system. ?? #Temperature of water is a huge influence. Dissolved #oxygen getting to the #root #zone depends?on the #design of the system and needs to be #monitored which will impact the #health of roots and #microbes. ?? Dissolved #oxygen in the system can be increased using #nanobubblers and hydrogen peroxide along with other methods. ?? #Hydroponics foundation is EC and pH, it will change with the #crop #growth stage. Using #organic #formulations vs. #salts used as standard in industry is an important consideration. ? When #plants are in a system and roots are releasing #chemicals and it stays in the system and is #recycled. It's important to understand how this is affecting other #crops at all #lifestages within the system. ? ? When it comes to #filtration, the industry as a whole doesn't have a good grasp. This is a bit of a black box. ?? #Microbial #environment and actual #ecosystem are important considerations. A lot of #microbes in root zones and water can be approached using beneficial #microorganisms. ?? #Irrigation #timing with #lighting is important, specifically #frequency and #duration. ? #Recirculation is a key to #sustainability in CEA, industry standard #flushing is 10-30% of #water #volume weekly. Flushing is required to keep the #ecosystem #healthy. ?? The #goal is to have 100% recirculation of water, but the industry isn't there yet. ? Weren't able to join the session? No worries! Join the LinkedIn Group for Women in CEA to view the recording of the discussion. ?? ?? below: https://lnkd.in/e9HjM-EB Molly McKinney Thea-Isabella Otto Laura Cammarisano, PhD Eva Helén Kendra Armstrong

?? REMINDER! last chance to sign up: https://lu.ma/rewyrdca ? Join us TOMORROW! For 10 minutes with #WomeninCEA. ?? Rachael Warner will give us her industry perspective in a conversation with Laura Cammarisano, PhD on #waterusage for our 2nd of our three part series on #Waterwise #Farming. ???? ? You know the drill- stay after the 10-minute recording for Q&A and a general discussion with other #amazingwomen in the industry! ? Can't wait to see you there! https://lnkd.in/egAAFnNz