Cultivating Communities

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CITY - CULTIVATING COMMUNITIES

Hydroponics is the process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients but without soil.

No Land? No Rent? No problem!

35.5% of adults are considered obese

River farming requires zero land

hydroponically grown produce can grow up to twice as fast as growing in soil Approx. 50 linear miles of rivers and canals forming the waterway network of the Greater London area

>98% water used compared to soil farming

Mayan’s used hydroponic farming techniques such as step planting and irrigation from rivers, utilising the natural nutrients for farming

+ 2000 YEARS

x2

No pesticides used in hydroponic farming


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