Jonah Helmer is Head Grower at Campo Caribe LLC, which is planned to be the largest
hydroponic greenhouse in the Caribbean, growing 5.5 acres of lettuce in a controlled environment
greenhouse located in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. Mr. Helmer is responsible for designing and
implementing growing practices to improve yields and consistency of production at Campo Caribe and
scale the project from a research scale to commercial operations. Prior to joining Campo Caribe, Mr.
Helmer worked as a Grower at Element Farms and Researcher in the Cornell Controlled Environment
Agriculture (CEA) Group under the direction of Dr. Neil Mattson and Dr. Michael B. Timmons. Mr. Helmer
has experience designing, growing in, and managing multiple types of crop production systems including
greenhouse leafy greens and herbs, hydroponic strawberries, industrial and medical cannabis, and
aquaponic production systems. (Jonah.herlmer@campocaribe.com)