How one renter turned a suburban lawn into a productive farm
In short: Watch how Simeon Hanscamp transformed 650 square metres of rented land into a thriving organic farm. This video explores the logistics of urban agriculture, from negotiating with landlords to managing high-yield crops.
Simeon Hanscamp's urban farming experiment involves navigating the complexities of renting, including securing landlord permission and promising to reseed the lawn upon departure. To ensure safety, he first had the soil tested for harmful heavy metals.
His setup includes 75cm wide vegetable beds, 7.5m long, separated by 25cm walkways. He focuses on high-yield organic crops like kale and silverbeet, which can be harvested up to six times, and uses a poly house for protection against the cold.
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