# Fork Farms

> Fork Farms is a mission-first agriculture technology company in Green Bay, Wisconsin that builds self-contained indoor vertical hydroponic systems - led by the Flex Farm - paired with a digital platform (Farmative) and K-12 curriculum. Its technology lets schools, hospitals, nonprofits, food pantries, businesses and homes grow hundreds of pounds of fresh produce per year on-site using a fraction of the water and land of conventional agriculture, turning food access into something anyone can do indoors.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
- **Founders:** Alex Tyink (Founder & President/CEO)
- **Team size:** ~45 employees
- **Products:** Flex Farm, Flex Acre, Flex Micro, Farmative, FlexWise.AI
- **Notable:** Installed 2,750+ Flex Farms across 42 states and 9 countries., Reached nearly 1,000 schools using Flex Farms as living STEM labs., Patented hydroponic technology that is ~40% more energy efficient than comparable hydroponic systems and uses 97% less water than field agriculture.

## Products & services

- **Flex Farm** — A self-contained vertical hydroponic system with 288 growing spaces that produces 25+ lbs of fresh food every four weeks (up to ~394 lbs/year) in about nine square feet, using 97% less water than traditional agriculture and requiring roughly two hours of maintenance per month.
- **Flex Acre** — A larger-scale, enterprise hydroponic growing solution for organizations that need higher volume on-site food production.
- **Flex Micro** — A compact countertop-scale hydroponic unit for smaller spaces and classrooms.
- **Farmative** — Fork Farms' digital platform and app - a one-stop hub for grow guides, video tutorials, an online store, community connection, and standards-aligned K-12 curriculum covering STEM, nutrition, and sustainability.
- **FlexWise.AI** — A proprietary AI assistant developed through the Microsoft AI Co-Innovation program that simplifies and streamlines indoor farming operations for growers of all experience levels.

## Achievements

- Installed 2,750+ Flex Farms across 42 states and 9 countries.
- Reached nearly 1,000 schools using Flex Farms as living STEM labs.
- Patented hydroponic technology that is ~40% more energy efficient than comparable hydroponic systems and uses 97% less water than field agriculture.
- Launched FlexWise.AI through the Microsoft AI Co-Innovation program.
- Backed by TitletownTech and featured by WEDC as a Wisconsin success story.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Urban Milwaukee reports schools across the country using Wisconsin-designed Flex Farms to feed students.
- **2025-01** — Fork Farms announces FlexWise.AI and plans for the Flex House off-grid system and a Rockwell Automation environmental control platform.
- **2024-11** — Refreshed product lineup highlighting Flex Farm, Flex Acre, Flex Micro and the Farmative platform.

## Links

- Website: https://www.forkfarms.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fork-farms
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/forkfarms
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@forkfarms
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forkfarms
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/forkfarms
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forkfarms

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Last updated: 2026-06-09