Great cooks have always known that the best ingredients are fresh and locally grown. Putting health and sustainability back at the center of food systems, and growing pesticide-free produce where people live, are key to reducing waste, pollution and sickness. Large scale urban farms have been cropping up (quite literally) all over. A new one in Paris with 14,000 sq metres growing 30 different plant species will produce some 1,000kg of fruit and vegetables every day in high season. See World’s largest urban farm is to open on a rooftop in Paris in 2020 :
“The farm will also offer a range of services related to urban agriculture, including educational tours, team-building workshops and special events. Last but not least, there will be the opportunity for local residents to lease small vegetable plots of their own – in specially-devised wooden crates – helping to reconnect city-dwellers with their food source.
…Not only will it be the largest rooftop farm in the world but they will also be pioneering their own technique in aeroponic ‘vertical’ farming.
Apart from not requiring pesticides, this method uses a closed water system and no soil – therefore minimising the risk of any pollutants. Furthermore, by supplying people right on the doorstep, the farm will have an exceptionally low carbon footprint.”
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