Category: Urban farm

30 Days Wild – Day 8 Spitalfields City Farm

June 8, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.
Spitalfields City Farm
Spitalfields City Farm

The Wildlife Trusts in the UK have challenged people to go wild throughout June this year. So for the month of June, I am blogging each day about a random act of wildness! Travelling and wildlife go together. Landscapes, cityscapes and skyscapes all hold an abundance of wildlife to enjoy.  We can often miss the little pockets […]

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Aquaponics – GrowUp Urban Farm

January 24, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Aquaponics and vertical farming Ever heard of aquaponics?  In the future more of our food will be grown using aquaponics. Aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture (farming fish) and hydroponics (growing plants in water with added nutrients rather than soil). The food that I eat and how it can be grown locally and in a […]

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Meanwood Valley Urban Farm

August 30, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.
Woods
Welcome Sign
Apples
Tomatoes in the poly tunnel
Sunflower
Seeding
Blackberries
Landscape
Horses
Goats
Sheep
Donkeys
Entrance path
Welcome Sign
Entrance
Reedbed Filtration System Sign
Reedbed Filtration System

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm is in Meanwood in Leeds. At 24 acres it is a little oasis of farm animals (chickens, donkeys, goats and horses), poly tunnels, orchards and food plots. The entrance fee is modest (£2 for adults and 50p for children) and it has produce for sale including fresh vegetables, eggs, jams and chutney. There […]

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