Up Top Acres: Rooftop Farming for the Future

Editor's Note: For Throwback Thursday, and in preparation for next Friday's Urban Agriculture Symposium at The George Washington University, we're highlighting this piece about DC rooftop...

Throwback Thursday: In preparation for next Friday's Urban Agriculture Symposium, we're highlighting this piece about DC rooftop farming company Up Top Acres. You'll see the farm director at the symposium.

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Editor’s Note: For Throwback Thursday, and in preparation for next Friday’s Urban Agriculture Symposium at The George Washington University, we’re highlighting this piece about DC rooftop farming company Up Top Acres. Farm Director Kristof Grina, featured here, is one of the symposium panelists.
 
In 2009, three D.C. locals started a rooftop farming company to better their community. Unlike rooftop gardens, these full-fledged farms provide a much bigger impact on the local food environment.

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