Urban Farm DB
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Database research record2015·United Kingdom

Putting Food Banks Out of Business: Final Report

Beth Perry, ⁄ Walsh, Diana Silver

White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York)

Urban Farm DB summary

This project, conducted from October 2014 to May 2015, focused on the Biospheric Foundation in Blackfriars, East Salford, UK. The Biospheric Foundation was an urban socio-ecological experiment aiming to implement a whole-system approach to urban farming in a deprived area. Its goals included designing interconnected systems, retrofitting a building for ecological research, and raising public awareness of healthy food and ecological systems in urban settings.