City Farming

[edgray]

Didn't know where else to put this, but I think it can fall under politics.

This guy is growing enough food for 10,000 people apparently, on a 5 acre plot with some clever farming techniques and a whole bunch of idea for future city farming projects.

This is a really cool idea. Sustainable food supplies within a city.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpm74xAgvX4

From their website:

Growing Power is a national nonprofit organization and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds, and the environments in which they live, by helping to provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, safe and affordable food for people in all communities. Growing Power implements this mission by providing hands-on training, on-the-ground demonstration, outreach and technical assistance through the development of Community Food Systems that help people grow, process, market and distribute food in a sustainable manner.

http://www.growingpower.org/

 

[Peter Parka]

Haha! I thought this was going to be about how the've turned the Champs - Elysees into a farm.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10143393.stm

We've got a farm in the middle of our town and I know of a few in the middle of London, there's even a nature reserve next door to Kings Cross station.

 

[Kyle B]

Five acres is nothing to sneeze at. My own property is a little over 5 acres and there are quite a few farms out here that are on plots that are even smaller.

 

[edgray]

Haha! I thought this was going to be about how the've turned the Champs - Elysees into a farm.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10143393.stm

We've got a farm in the middle of our town and I know of a few in the middle of London, there's even a nature reserve next door to Kings Cross station.

Ha! I'd not seen that, pretty cool. Though I don't understand, they're complaining about not making enough money, so they spend 4.2million turning the street into a temporary farm? They should've just divvied up the money between them, problem solved!

I like these inner city farming projects, good to see them catching on in London too

- hang on, a nature reserve next to Kings Cross?? Is it new? Damn, I've been out of Blighty for too long...

 

[edgray]

Five acres is nothing to sneeze at. My own property is a little over 5 acres and there are quite a few farms out here that are on plots that are even smaller.

do you farm, Kyle?

 

[dt3]

I imagine that a 5-acre plot in most cities would be cost-prohibitive :dunno

 

[Peter Parka]

Ha! I'd not seen that, pretty cool. Though I don't understand, they're complaining about not making enough money, so they spend 4.2million turning the street into a temporary farm? They should've just divvied up the money between them, problem solved!

I like these inner city farming projects, good to see them catching on in London too

- hang on, a nature reserve next to Kings Cross?? Is it new? Damn, I've been out of Blighty for too long...

This is it, hard to believe it's in central London, eh?

http://www.wildlondon.org.uk/naturereserves/camleystreetnaturalpark/tabid/124/default.aspx

 

[edgray]

This is it, hard to believe it's in central London, eh?

http://www.wildlondon.org.uk/naturereserves/camleystreetnaturalpark/tabid/124/default.aspx

thats pretty sweet.

Last time I was in Kings Cross I was leaving Bagleys at 6am. might be why I'd never seen it :ninja

 

[edgray]

I imagine that a 5-acre plot in most cities would be cost-prohibitive :dunno

in the newer cities I would imagine so, but the older ones always have areas in disrepute, normally ex-industrial areas, Parka's example in Kings Cross being a good example.

 

[Minor Axis]

Several months ago there was an outstanding article in Popular Science (don't know if you read that) that claimed that highly efficient food growing facilities could be placed on the top of buildings in large cities. Or specially designed buildings for this purpose. Cost did not seem to be an issue, but I don't remember the details exactly.

 

[edgray]

Several months ago there was an outstanding article in Popular Science (don't know if you read that) that claimed that highly efficient food growing facilities could be placed on the top of buildings in large cities. Or specially designed buildings for this purpose. Cost did not seem to be an issue, but I don't remember the details exactly.

The idea originated in France, I believe. I worked for an architecture company a couple of years ago and ran their website and blog - I ran a feature on this: http://www.verticalfarm.com/

Pretty cool concept, I hope it becomes a reality