Jennifer Nelkin Frymark

Gotham Greens, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Director of Greenhouse Operations

Designed and is currently operating the nation”s first commercial scale urban rooftop greenhouse; Has been responsible for running productive greenhouses in varied and extreme climates: in the desert Southwest; the Caribbean; on a barge in the Hudson River; and the South Pole.

Favorite food: “”I feel like I should say salad, but it”s definitely dessert.”” Hobbies: Buddhist studies and meditation.

She”ll grow anywhere: Jenn lived in Antarctica operating greenhouses at both McMurdo and South Pole stations. “”I didn”t see the sunset for five months!””