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This Farm of the Future Uses No Soil and 95% Less Water

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As urban populations continue to rise, innovators are looking beyond traditional farming as a way to feed everyone while having less impact on our land and water resources. Vertical farming is one solution that's been implemented around the world. Vertical farms produce crops in stacked layers, often in controlled environments such as those built by AeroFarms in Newark, New Jersey. AeroFarms grows a variety of leafy salad greens using a process called aeroponics, which relies on air and mist. AeroFarms' crops are grown entirely indoors using a reusable cloth medium made from recycled plastics. In the absence of sun exposure, the company uses LED lights that expose plants to only certain types of spectrum. AeroFarms claims it uses 95% less water than a traditional farm thanks to its specially designed root misting system. And it is now building out a new 70,000 square foot facility in a former steel mill. Once completed, it's expected to grow 2 million pounds of greens per year, making it the largest indoor vertical farm in the world.

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Growing Microgreens at Home | Big Tex Urban Farms

Microgreens are the tiny superheroes of the edible plant world and they are extremely easy to grow right in your own home. In this filmed-at-home video from our very own Big Tex Urban Farms, Drew Demler - director of horticulture - walks you through the simple process of starting your own container of microgreens. It's a green thumb project that the whole family can enjoy!

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Little Farmer in the Big City: Inside An Urban Garden

Lei Yan shows us her vegetables, pokes at some bees, and takes us around her urban farm in Chongqing. She is one of the many migrants laborers who moved from the rural countryside of China to the megacity that’s home over 30 million people to be a factory worker. In between the work grind and city life, she’s found solace in a patch of green land where she’s able to grow her own food and upkeep her farming skills.

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Nigeria's Soilless Farming Pioneer

Only about a third of Nigeria is arable land, according to World Bank figures. This falls way short of the land needed for food production. Nigeria also gets some of the world's lowest crop yields per square meter. But a lab near Lagos aims to change farming techniques and, crucially, make farming young again. Entrepreneur Samson Ogbole has set up his own farms using aeropnic and hydroponic farming methods that use water and fertilizer to grow crops in compact areas. And he has a rapt young class of students to teach!

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Live more SG | E2 CHEF'S GARDEN TO TABLE: Urban Farming at Edible Garden City

The world's highest urban farm is found in Singapore! This is where garden to table is taken to new heights, against the backdrop of the city’s panoramic views. Join celebrity chef Lennard on The Sustainable Foodie, as he gives you an inside look at Singapore’s food scene.

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Urban farming in the middle of Oslo city

Not far from the Oslo Central Station lies Losæter, a large city community garden and the workplace of Oslo’s first urban city farmer. Previously a pile of gravel, now a green and growing haven, this is a place where both people and plants come to set their roots in Oslo. Sustainability, city development and human interaction go hand in hand here. If you're looking for unique things to do in Oslo a visit to Losæter is a must. And it's within walking distance from the central station.

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Losæter and Flatbread Society (2011 -) is a new cultural institution without walls composed of a number of elements, urban farming land, a heritage grain field, a public bakehouse, public allotments and Oslo’s first city farmer. It is an art work intiated by Futurefarmers, commissioned and produced by Bjørvika Utvikling in collaboration with the artists. Supported by The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Eastern Region). Bjørvika Utvikling and The Norwegian Farmers' Union are collaborating to develop urban farming, and from 2016 they hired the cityfarmer.

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Episode 03 - URBAN FARMING (Denmark) - FR/ENG subtitles

Follow Max and Jeremy in Copenhagen, Denmark!

In this episode they explore amazing places from rooftops, basements to public gardens that were all transformed into urban farms!

While having a really fun time, they learn about the necessity of bringing agriculture and forests back into our cities with the aim of reconnecting people with where their food comes from and why it is so important for our environment!

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Urban Gardening | DW English

Turning unused urban spaces into vegetable gardens is a trend that has many adherents in Berlin, because it's eco-friendly and promotes a sense of community. Visit the Himmelbeet Café and the Prinzessinnen gardens.

BGC Community Farm Tour | Urban Farm In The Middle of Metro Manila | BGC, Taguig City

The BGC Community Farm is located in 34th St. Cor. 5th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City.

The farm is right in the middle of a Metro Manila financial business district. It is open to the public from 6am to 6pm and admission is free.

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Berlin eats its greens - urban gardening | Discover Germany

More and more people are turning to foods that are produced sustainably. And Berlin is a cornucopia of organic, regional and seasonal produce.
An American gourmet magazine recently declared Berlin the vegetarian capital. In any case, more and more people in the German capital are going green when it comes to food.



There are several good-sized urban garden projects, and market halls feature locally grown produce. There's even a gourmet restaurant, Nobelhart & Schmutzig, whose specialties are prepared using ONLY locally grown ingredients.
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Urban Farming Series: Zawadi Farms

After coming to Canada, Jessey Njau followed his dream and became an urban farmer to feed and support his community. He explains his passion and his plan to make the GTA an urban farming centre.

Urban Farming Series: Fresh City Farms

The Urban Farming Movement in Chicago

We want to put some positivity out there and spotlight Urban Growers Collective, a non-profit organization whose urban farming initiatives go way beyond the food they grow. Watch to see how they're improving our Chicago communities.

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Urban Farming Series: Fresh City Farms

Fresh City Farms is the largest commercial urban farming venture in Canada. Founder Ran Goel walks us through the farm and the business it supports, while explaining the ethos that has brought healthy local food to those living in the city.
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Urban Farming Series: Young Urban Farmers & The Growing Connection

See how easy it is to grow healthy and delicious food at home. Christopher Wong and Robert Patterson offer urban farming and gardening techniques that are adaptable to different homes and schools around Ontario.

Urban Farming Detroit

Kaum eine amerikanische Stadt hat solch ein schlechtes Image wie Detroit. Viele Einwohner flüchten vor Arbeitslosigkeit und Kriminalität. Sie hinterlassen leerstehende Häuser, die geplündert und angezündet werden. Der Sitz der Automobilindustrie verfällt und wird zum Brachland. Das eröffnet aber auch Möglichkeiten für Leute, die mit spannenden Projekten Detroit neu aufbauen wollen.

Los Perros Urban Farming/Flax

Träffa Sofia och Buddha, som driver sin egen stadsodling i Malmö. De har öppnat ett café med gårdsbutik. Här du kan handla deras egenodlade grönsaker samt råvaror från andra lokala aktörer.

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Turning public parks into urban farms

Vachirabenjatas Park, better known as Suan Rod Fai, has been transformed from a showpiece for seasonal flowers into a vegetable farm – part of a campaign to promote urban farming. — Jetjaras Na Ranong

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Urban Farming Series: The Commercial Viability of Urban Farming - A Better Life Through Food

The principals of Fresh City Farms and Zawadi Farm discuss the processes of operating successful commercial urban farms, and the drive to provide good, healthy, and safe food to people seeking reliable alternative products.

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