Urban Farming Ideas

Feeding more people on less land is a practical consideration planning should investigate.

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April 20, 2002, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"It takes about 15,000 to 30,000 square feet of land to feed one person the average U.S. diet," he says. "I've figured out how to get it down to 4,000 square feet. How? I focus on growing soil, not crops."

Thanks to E Rothchild

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