The Mindbodygreen Podcast

Lisa Merkle: “I needed to calm my nervous system in order to heal.”  Lisa, the co-founder of Imagine Farms, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the marriage of technology and nature, plus: - Lisa’s personal approach to well-being (~00:36) - What inspired Lisa to start Imagine Farms (~05:23) - What a vertical hydroponic farm looks like (~09:10) - How you can farm more crops with less land (~13:06) - How precision growing can make your food healthier (~14:53) - Why vertical hydroponic farms are the future of agriculture (~17:16) - How re-localizing the food system can help with food insecurity (~20:38) - Why vertical hydroponic farming is the new & healthier “fast” food (~23:53) - The most nutritious & underrated vegetables grown at Imagine Farms (~25:18) - Daily practices to live a more environmentally conscious life (~31:28) - How Imagine Farms produce entered Miami markets & restaurants (~36:46) - The future of our food system (~40:43) Referenced in the episode: - Check out Imagine Farms. - Watch the