This Belgian start-up allows anyone to become an urban farmer

Dec 14, 2020

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Urban farms are becoming common all cross the world. Image: REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Douglas Broom

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Garden of plenty: Crops ready to pick at a Peas&Love urban farm near Paris. Image: Peas&Love

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Made for sharing: half the allotment is private, the other half is shared.

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Rooftop agriculture: Peas&Love’s first Brussels urban farm. Image: Peas&Love

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