80 Acres Farms: BBC Follow the Food: Urban Farming

Many of us rarely think about how food reaches our plate, but that all changed with the pandemic. Travel restrictions and labor absences led to food shortages across the world. It was a timely warning of the dangers of the food crisis we are all threatened with. Because by 2050 the global population is estimated to rise to 10 billion, and to feed ourselves we will need to greatly increase food production, but how can we do this in a sustainable way that doesn't harm the environment? In a new series of Follow the Food, renowned Botanist, James Wong, will explore how farming, science, technology, and the consumer can overcome this profound challenge. In this episode, James Wong examines whether cities can produce more of their own food, to help reduce food miles and waste.

[justinbrink]

I'm eating some Queen City right now. The freshness and taste is night and day difference compared to other greens I eat.

[nancywarkentin]

Are they as filled with vitamins and nutrients as those grown “outside “?

[kiwidenk]

This is one of the better "solutions" in this series but in general I'm not convinced big business and high tech & automation are the solution, all the problems are due to them. I still hope for EF Schumacher "Small is Beautiful" though it may be fantasy, too weak. BBC, excellent as it is, seems too intertwined with and dependent on international advertising to really cover this impartially.