About
Marc Walraven is a pioneering urban farmer and inventor from Fort Worth, Texas, known for creating the “SkyGrow” system—one of Texas’s first solar-powered vertical farms. A former mechanical engineer turned sustainability advocate, Marc leads UrbanRooted Innovations, providing modular farming solutions to schools, restaurants, and communities. He also hosts workshops and speaks at green tech conferences, with a strong focus on education and veterans’ workforce development.
