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company The Aquaponics Source specialises in providing small scale aquaponics systems for schools , institutes and household use . Startup AquaSprouts sells self-contained home units with a focus on education and home use that cost under US $ 200 , although the internet assures me you can build an industrial scale system to grow edible fish and leafy greens for significantly less ( assuming you know a guy who ’ s looking to get rid of a giant rainwater barrel ). Going small and cooperative may provide a look into the way urban farming can help support the global food supply . After all , it ’ s how the practice began .
“ THE GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS URBAN FARM A GLOBALLY- RECOGNISED MODEL FOR RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION , WITH NUTRIENTS USED IN ORGANIC FARMING AND QUALITY PRODUCTS GROWN IN RHYTHM WITH NATURE ’ S CYCLES , ALL IN THE HEART OF PARIS ”
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Operations like Bowery and Brooklyn Grange ( a 44,000 sq ft rooftop farm in Long Island ) are significant scale operations and some of the few for-profit urban farms to have shown serious longevity in the fledgling industry .
Capitalising on the idea that bigger is better and makes more money is French urban farming startup Agripolis . In collaboration with Cultures en Ville , the company is set to open the world ’ s largest urban farm in Paris early this year .
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