About Urban Ponics
We create integrated polyculture ecosystems for resorts, residential communities and sustainable developments worldwide
Our Story
Urban Ponics was founded with a simple but powerful vision: everyone deserves access to fresh, nutritious, pesticide-free food, grown right where they live — whether that’s a city, a resort island or a remote community.
What started as a small Dutch innovation has grown into a global practice. Today, Urban Ponics designs, builds, and maintains integrated polyculture ecosystems across five continents — transforming rooftops, courtyards, and unused spaces into food-producing centerpieces for resorts, residential communities and sustainable developments.
Our Full Spectrum Farming approach combines mistponics, aeroponics, and hydroponics with NACAR, our proprietary biostimulant — making us the only company in the world delivering true polyculture systems that grow more than 50 crops at once.
Our Values
Innovation
We constantly push the boundaries of agricultural technology to create better, more efficient growing systems.
Sustainability
Every decision we make considers its environmental impact. We design for the planet, not just for profit.
Quality
From design to installation to ongoing support, we maintain the highest standards in everything we do.
Community
We believe food ecosystems bring communities together, creating shared spaces for growing, learning, and connecting.
From the stage
Full Spectrum Farming — the TED talk
Our founder Laurens Trebes on why the future of food is grown where it’s eaten — and how polyculture ecosystems make it possible.
Our Team
Dutch design, global agronomy — the people behind every ecosystem.
Laurens Trebes
Founder & CEO
Johannes Trebes
Business Development
Jaap van den Beukel
Agricultural Growth Expert
Mauro Albarracin
PhD, Professor — Maracay Agricultural University
Romulo del Valle
Team Member
Agustin Merante
Production
Ana Isabel Cortez
Animal Production Engineer
Our Journey
Founded in the Netherlands
Urban Ponics was established with a mission to bring sustainable food production to cities and islands worldwide.
First Ecosystem Deployed
Launched our first complete food ecosystem, proving the concept at scale.
International Expansion
Expanded operations beyond Europe, deploying systems in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
NACAR Formula Developed
Created our proprietary biostimulant with 95+ essential minerals and trace elements — the biological engine behind true polyculture.
Ecosystems Worldwide
Designed and deployed on 5 continents — today 23 working installations across 11 countries.
Full Spectrum Farming
Introduced the Full Spectrum Farming approach, combining all our technologies into one integrated platform.
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