Gardyn creates simple, no mess, indoor gardens powered by wifi to produce fresh, nutritious harvests at home.

Imagine a world where cities host large distributed farming networks and a world where every place (whether your home, an office, a restaurant, or any other public space) has the potential to grow top-quality produce in the most efficient way. Gardyn represents an opportunity to reintroduce nature in urban habitats, to make our cities more sustainable and autonomous, to stop damaging the environment, and to rediscover the meaning of fresh, nutritious, and delicious food for all of us every day.

Gardyn’s CEO and founder, FX Rouxel released the first Gardyn system in March 2020 with a vision - to bring farm-fresh produce to your plate in seconds. Born and raised in Provence, France, Rouxel grew up surrounded by local markets and fresh produce at his fingertips at all times. The idea of a head of lettuce traveling three weeks to your table was inconceivable. Rouxel, an avid athlete, was training for an Ironman when he realized the “fresh” foods he was eating weren’t providing the expected nutrients he needed. He took a close look at our food system and knew a solution had to be created to implement lasting change. 

Using his background in computer science, technology, and engineering, Rouxel made this dream a reality when he created Gardyn’s fully automated smart vertical hybriponic™ growing system. Rouxel is also passionate about helping to tackle the detrimental effect that the lack of fresh produce has on our collective health such as obesity and cardiovascular diseases. He is an avid traveler, endurance runner, and Ironman triathlete.


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