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Growing Food in the City - Urban Rooftop Farm in Downtown Toronto

Feb 27, 2019

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So many people are interested in local and organic food these days, but students from Ryerson University in Toronto have taken the movement one step further by converting a green roof on campus into an urban rooftop farm! As of 2017 they were producing 10,000 lbs of fresh fruits and veggies on their green roof.

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