In the last few years it has been growing exponentially so much so that locally sourced no longer refers to products that come from the surrounding countryside but in the very place where urban consumers live.
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Recognizing food is medicine a boston hospital puts an organic farm on its roof.
With 343 tower gardens the farm plans to grow fresh food for denver restaurants food services markets and residents.
More than a hundred volunteers tend the garden which includes kale collard greens bok choy tomatoes carrots cucumbers peppers eggplant beans squash and a wide variety of herbs.
At 20 000 square feet.
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Will be growing kale collards carrots radishes peppers beans beets cherry.
High above the boston medical center grows a bountiful organic vegetable garden that feeds patients staff and the poor.
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Singapore root farm s curly kale has bright flavours with hints of sweet pepperynotes.
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Late this summer chicago turned a green roof into its first major rooftop farm.
The peacocks are often up on the roof of farmer mary s house and will walk down to a low corner and eat right out of your hands at winterpast farm petting zoo in wake forest nc.
But rooftop farms also have an environmentally green or eco friendly impact.
Kale carrots onions cauliflower eggplants and radishes are all grown in the rooftop plant beds creating over 6 000 pounds of food each year.
A little under half goes directly home with patients and the remainder is used for the hospital s cafeteria teaching kitchen and in house farmers market which is held in the lobby every week.
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The phenomenon of urban farms took root after the second world war to feed a population that was exhausted by years of poverty.
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They especially like kale grapes plain cheerios whole wheat ritz crackers and blueberries.
By nurturing lettuces kale arugula and other vegetative crops they literally make cities greener which is nice.
The rooftop farm will also offer tours educational classes special events and on the job training for veterans and local youth.
Besides helping meet the growing demand for food production rooftop farms offer many benefits.
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