Farmvent
- Type
- Technology Company
- Location
- Wageningen, Netherlands
- Industries
- Controlled environment agriculture, Farm management & precision farming, Food ingredients & products
- Domains
- Flavours, Ingredients
- Technologies
- Artificial intelligence, Decision support software, Smart & digital, Platform technology, Platform & Service technologies, Environmental sensing, Measurement & sensing
About Farmvent
Farmvent designs, builds, and operates onsite vertical farming systems for chefs, caterers, restaurants, and other foodservice teams. Its core focus is fresh microgreens, cresses, herbs, and shoots grown where they are served, helping kitchens access highly fresh ingredients with less dependence on trucks, cold-chain logistics, and external suppliers.
The company positions itself as a foodservice partner rather than just a hardware vendor: its systems are fully managed, monitored in real time through GrowOS, and offered with support plans and subscriptions. Farmvent emphasizes consistent quality, year-round availability, and menu flexibility for professional kitchens of different sizes, from compact installations to larger multi-site or enterprise deployments.
Core Values
- Freshness: Farmvent centers its offer on harvesting minutes before service, reducing time from tray to table and preserving flavor and quality.
- Sustainability: The company highlights reduced food miles, less packaging, and pesticide-free onsite growing as part of a lower-impact foodservice model.
- Reliability: Year-round production, predictable pricing, and monitored cultivation are presented as ways to give kitchens consistent supply and fewer operational surprises.
- Chef-led flexibility: Farmvent emphasizes menu adaptability, with crop rotations and variety selection designed around what professional kitchens actually need.
Unique Aspects
- Onsite growing at the point of service: Farmvent’s main differentiator is that greens are grown in or near the kitchen, eliminating the need for long transport and enabling harvest just before plating.
- GrowOS automation layer: The company’s GrowOS system schedules planting, monitors crops in real time, predicts harvest dates, and generates ESG reporting automatically, adding a software layer to the farming units.
- Foodservice-specific design: Farmvent is built specifically for professional kitchens, caterers, and foodservice operations rather than general consumer or retail use.
- Flexible deployment model: Customers can access the systems through subscriptions or purchase, with plans ranging from small-team setups to enterprise-scale installations.