There’s a really cool experiment happening on Dalston Lane in London. Something and Son, an Eco-Design practice are just about to launch FARM: Shop, a urban farm in London. They’ve acquired an unused building in East London and are trying to grow as much food as they can.
There will be a chicken coop on the roof, mushrooms growing in the basement and fish tanks for Tiliapia. The farm is an experiment in sustainable agriculture in a city and re-inventing the concept of buying from a local farm. There will be a cafe on site as well, with homegrown food, of course. This Sunday, October 31st is the FARM: Shop’s official launch.
(Thanks to Alex, a volunteer at the farm, for sharing)
Katherine Hui is currently the Social site editor at Green Thing, a web-based public service in London that inspires people to lead greener lives through creative content.
Before this, she worked as the Development Manager at Social Innovation Camp, an organization that encourages people to use web and mobile-based technology to mobilise social change. She oversaw 300 ideas submission and helped build 20 prototypes – five of which have gone on to get further funding or investment.
Katherine’s came over to the UK form Canada in 2007 for an MSc program at the London School of Economics. Before arriving in London, she managed a small environmental start-up in Vancouver called the Canadian Climate Change Alliance.
Katherine is football mad. She is a loyal supporter of Arsenal FC, plays for Islington Borough Ladies FC and coaches for Gunners in Islington in her spare time. Her second favourite hobby is kite surfing and she can sometimes be found chasing the wind.
