About us

Urban Ponics: Innovating Agriculture for a Sustainable Future

Urban Ponics is an innovative Ag-tech company redefining traditional farming by bringing it into urban environments while prioritizing environmental sustainability. With years of expertise, we’ve developed groundbreaking solutions that transform urban spaces into productive, sustainable, and economically viable hubs for food production. Our solutions, such as the GrowPOD, Full Spectrum Farming, NACAR plant nutrition, IoT devices, and tailored Ecosystems, enable food production even under extreme climate conditions, everywhere in the world.

The Vision

Transforming Cities, Securing the Future.

We aim to bring farming into urban spaces, creating sustainable agriculture systems that protect resources and boost productivity. By applying reverse engineering and biomimicry, we design smart, innovative solutions to make this vision a reality.

The Mission

Driving Change Through Innovation.

1. Nurture the World, Not Just Feed It
Shift the focus from producing empty calories to growing nutrient-rich, sustainable food that benefits people and the planet.

2. Drastically Reduce Food Waste
Develop localized, efficient farming systems to minimize waste and promote a circular economy.

3. Safeguard Scarce Resources
Use innovative techniques to optimize water, energy, fertilizers, and land, ensuring these resources are preserved for future generations.

Innovative Solutions for Urban Challenges

Revolutionizing our current food system

With the Full Spectrum Farming technique 

Treating food waste with technology

Closing the loop by using  our 4-Leafed partner's food waste

Respecting our planet's scarce resources

Tracking and tracing processes, reutilising where possible

Fighting Water Pollution from other angles

Understanding nature to battle organic contamination

Our Team

Our team of experts is dedicated to creating sustainable urban ecosystems. From engineers to farmers, each team member contributes their unique skills to our mission of transforming urban agriculture.

Laurens Trebes

CEO/Founder

Johannes Trebes

Business Development

Floris Kersten

Resident Farmer

Jaap van de Beukel

Agricultural Growth Expert

Ted Talk
Laurens Trebes

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