How Urban Farming Can Transform Our Cities: From Necessity to Sustainability Introduction: Urban farming, a concept deeply embedded in the annals of history, experienced a profound resurgence during the Second World War in the United Kingdom. As food shortages gripped the nation, citizens turned to innovative solutions, converting urban spaces into productive plots to supplement … Continue Reading
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An introduction to foraging – Sustenance from the wild
Our ancestors, as far back as the hunter-gathers, foraged in nature for part of their food. A recent archaeological find in Iraq by the Liverpool John Moores University revealed that Neanderthals survived on various berries, wild nuts and grasses, and dried meat. From then to now, we have domesticated a vast array of food crops … Continue Reading
Can Urban Farming help solve global food security?
Since the pandemic started in 2020, we have noticed food shortages once distribution networks became interrupted. We saw food spoiling on docks while people in large cities across the globe struggled to find necessities. The UN still predicts that by 2050 almost 68% of the world population will live in high density urban and suburban areas. Decentralising food production with the … Continue Reading