Paul Sellew
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| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of Little Leaf Farms |
Paul Sellew (born 1957)[1] has built a career on his belief in sustainable agriculture. He is the founder and CEO of Little Leaf Farms.[2]
Early life
[edit]His first job on his family’s nursery paved the way for Sellew’s later career path in greenhouse horticulture. While working on the farm, Sellew’s first company Earthgro was inspired by an abundance of organic waste from nearby farms and turning these resources into high quality growing media.[2] He also played professional basketball in Europe and South America for three years.[3]
Career
[edit]Three years after graduating from the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Sellew founded Earthgro, Inc. in 1983.[1] Sellew has also founded and led environmentally conscious companies such as International Process Systems, Environmental Credit Corp., Backyard Farms, and Harvest Power. Sellew has served on the Board of Directors for the US Composting Council.
In 2015, Sellew founded Little Leaf Farms in Devens, Massachusetts. Built around employing high tech hydroponic greenhouse technology Little Leaf Farms grows millions of pounds of leafy greens each year using rainwater for irrigation, natural sunlight, and producing a product free of chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides.[2] Little Leaf Farms now operates greenhouses in both Devens, Massachusetts and McAdoo, Pennsylvania [4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "SGE Club Meeting with Paul Sellew, Founder & CEO of Little Leaf Farms - Sustainable Global Enterprise (SGE)".
- ^ a b c "Our Story - Little Leaf Farms | New Englands Best Lettuce". Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Power 50: Paul Sellew | Worcester Business Journal". Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ Farms, Little Leaf. "Little Leaf Farms Raises $300 Million in Capital with Financing from TPG's The Rise Fund and Bank of America". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.