The Guardian: Is Urban Farming Only For Rich Hipsters?

The Guardian: Is Urban Farming Only For Rich Hipsters? http://bit.ly/1SseLss

For some the challenges around equality in urban agriculture are simply a reflection of the global food system’s wider issues. Patrick Holden, founding director and CEO of the Sustainable Food Trust, says, for example, that many of those working in the food sector are paid poorly and as a result, “the people who produce our food can’t afford good food”.

Holden hopes the interest in urban food will end up benefiting the whole of society in the future. “There’s a whole generation for whom urban food growing is becoming a major interest.

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