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Urban Farms and Vertical Farming

Geoff Riley

29th August 2017

Some articles and short videos on the growth of urban farming and vertical farming.

Vertical farming occurs in a closed environment where plants are grown on shelves to minimize the space required for growth.

11 must know #urbanfarming lessons w/ Paul Hughes, founder of one of the top Canadian urban farms, Grow Calgary

> https://t.co/Z4Qz5wesdH pic.twitter.com/MKCRXBQ0OX
— Urban Farming Basil (@basil_grower) August 29, 2017

Scaling up small urban farming "so literally every consumer of food can have a direct relationship with a farmer." https://t.co/cksoB3fjyB
— Fast Company (@FastCompany) August 25, 2017

Vertical Farming: Farming of the Futurehttps://t.co/LUWHXQIF40
Click the link to discover the future of farming and global sustainability. pic.twitter.com/3pKTlw1gE7
— SuperFood Grow Kits (@Grow_Kits) August 29, 2017

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff