CANADIAN URBAN FARMER GROWS 50,000LBS OF FOOD ON LESS THAN 1 ACRE OF LAND

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“What if I told you that there was a way you could live off the land, farm commercially, be a direct solution to food security, economic inequality, and environmental degradation, build community ties and social capital, and make a living out of it?”, says urban farmer Curtis Stone, CEO of <a href="http://www.greencityacres.com/">Green City Acres</a>.<br><br>Green City Acres grows vegetables on donated plots of land throughout Kelowna, B.C., and transports them to consumers using only bicycles and custom-built trailers. In 2012, they grew over 50,000 lbs of food on less than 1 acre of land, using organic methods and only 80 litres of gasoline (used to run a rototiller).</span><div> <img alt="Green City Acres - Kelowna BC" height="300" src="http://www.endalldisease.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Green-City-Acres-Kelowna-BC-300x225.jpg" width="400"></div></div>

CANADIAN URBAN FARMER GROWS 50,000LBS OF FOOD ON LESS THAN 1 ACRE OF LAND

“What if I told you that there was a way you could live off the land, farm commercially, be a direct solution to food security, economic in...

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