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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text title_type=”h1″]How much does the food I eat contribute to my carbon footprint? How are we going to continue to feed a growing population in the future?<\/i><\/p>\n

When it comes to the food we eat, these questions regarding the environment and overpopulation have taken centre stage in recent years – which might explain the growing trend of urban farming solutions.<\/p>\n

Urban farming, put simply, is the cultivation and distribution of food in urban or densely populated areas. More specifically, this can mean the DIY growing of food (or even keeping of bees or farming of bugs!) in your own home, or the high-tech setups such as vertical farming and Controlled Environment Production (CEP).<\/p>\n

Vertical farming is the indoor cultivation of plants in a stacked formation, allowing for several rows of crops to be grown in vertically arranged layers. The produce is grown in a controlled environment (light and temperature) and, in some cases, even without any soil (thanks to techniques such as hydroponics). The urban spaces used for this farming can be anything from abandoned warehouses to shipping containers.<\/p>\n

Finally, as people become more concerned about exactly where their food is coming from, and with ‘field-to-fork’ on the rise, it’s unsurprising that there’s been a surge in restaurants, companies and individuals wanting to grow food themselves in the city. Whether it be in a city allotment, on a rooftop, or on a tiny London apartment windowsill – we’re becoming much more inventive and resourceful when it comes to finding farming space!<\/p>\n

Read on to learn more about the importance of this ‘trend’ (although you’ll probably realise this concept is much bigger than a passing curiosity) and the interesting variety of business opportunities urban farming presents for 2020 – and the future of the planet. [\/vc_column_text]\n <\/p>

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Some UK seed companies have reported a ten-fold increase in sales<\/a>, as interest in gardening and self-sufficiency soars.<\/p>\n

What better time to help people rediscover their green fingers and cultivate an urban garden than during lockdown? And, even when all this is over, our faith in the reliability of conventional supply chains and a functioning society is unlikely to recover quite so quickly. People will want to be prepared for the next global crisis.<\/p>\n

Whether you sell growable products or equipment for urban gardens, this looks like a good time to reap the harvest.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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