Gotham Greens

Gotham Greens is an American urban agricultural company founded in New York City that grows produce year-round in greenhouses, sold locally under its brand name. The company owns and operates eight greenhouse facilities in the United States.

Gotham Greens
Private
Founded2008
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Key people
Viraj Puri (CEO), Eric Haley (CFO), Jennifer Nelkin-Frymark (Chief Agriculture Officer)
ProductsAgribusiness
Website

History

Gotham Greens was founded by Viraj Puri and Eric Haley in 2008, aiming to bring fresh, local and pesticide-free vegetables, grown using ecologically sustainable methods, to urban areas.[1] Puri has a sustainable development and environmental engineering background, and Haley has a banking and finance background and focuses on the business side of the venture. The company is headed by Puri, Haley and Jennifer Nelkin-Frymark, who joined in 2009 to lead greenhouse operations.

After three years of planning, in May 2011 Gotham Greens opened its first location, a 15,000 square-foot greenhouse in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The company opened its second location in 2013, a 20,000 square-foot greenhouse, atop a Whole Foods Market in Gowanus, Brooklyn; its third in 2015, a 75,000 square foot greenhouse in Chicago, Illinois, the largest rooftop greenhouse in the world; and its fourth location, a 60,000 square-foot greenhouse in Jamaica, Queens, in late 2015. Its produce is packaged and sold in local stores under the Gotham Greens brand name, and also sold to local restaurants.

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References
  1. Donnelly, Tim (2011-12-06). "TEDxBrooklyn Takeaways: 5 Predictions You Need to Know". Inc.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
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