Do you know that plants don't need soil to grow? | Somveer and Jaspal Anand | TEDxChandigarh

Somveer and Jaspal offer solutions for growing vegetables and herbs without the use of soil. The father-son duo are urban farmers who have created systems for households and offices to grow their own food and live a healthy life. They want to enable everyone to grow their own healthy food using the science of Hydroponics. Somveer is an engineer and an MBA graduate who has previously worked for over 8 years as a banker in New York. Jaspal is also an engineer and a retired Merchant Navy Officer who partakes in adventures- even going to Trinidad and Tobago to be a fisherman! In 40 years of his career in the Merchant Navy, he has travelled the world living in 5 of the world's continents before settling to practice the art of Hydroponics. Somveer and Jaspal are the Founders of Pindfresh, a hydroponics-based green company that offers solutions for growing vegetables and herbs without the use of soil. The father-son duo are urban farmers who have created systems for households and offices to grow their own food and live a healthy life. Somveer is an engineer and an MBA graduate who has previously worked for over 8 years as a banker in New York. When his father, Jaspal fell sick, he came to the realisation of the life-threatening impact of pesticides in everyday life which led to the idea of growing home-made, healthy food using the techniques of Aquaponic- ultimately founding Pindfresh. Jaspal is also an engineer and a retired Merchant Navy Officer who partakes in adventures- even going to Trinidad and Tobago to be a fisherman! In 40 years of his career in the Merchant Navy, he has travelled the world living in 5 of the world's continents before settling to practice the art of Aquaponics. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx