One of PhD students, Francis, has written a blogpost describing his journey to date into the world of Urban Farming.
The Future Food Challenge 2018
2018 saw the first run of our secondary school Future Food Challenge, which was a great success – and a whole lot of fun! The programme, funded by Shaping Futures, ran in collaboration with The University of Liverpool’s Institute of
OpenMaker’s policy event at the European Parliament
In May, we attended OpenMaker’s policy event at the European Parliament, where makers met with policymakers to discuss the future of industry within Europe. The event took place during European Makers Week, a 28 country wide celebration of the “Maker
Capoeira for Farm Urban
Here at Farm Urban, we always try and think about the why of what we’re doing, and to make sure that whatever we do is in accord with our values and the things that we care about. And doing things
Farm Urban on BBC’s Countryfile
We’re generally not huge fans of TV at Farm Urban (largely because we don’t have the time to watch it), but one of the few programs that we go out of our way to see is BBC’s Countryfile. We were
A new intern’s perspective
The Farm Urban team will be rapidly expanding over the summer, with a number of interns arriving ready to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in (quite literally) to all things aquaponic. As they follow their own interests and
FUEd Summer Schools
We have been busy developing FUEd: Farm Urban In Education. We’ve taken everything we’ve learnt on our eco-entrepreneurial journey so far to create a powerful new way to educate. By presenting students with real-world problems and challenging them to find
Farm Urban’s TEDx talk: Fixing the broken food system & improving health
Farm Urban were delighted to be asked to give a talk at this year’s TEDx meeting in Liverpool. This was a big honour for us, as we’re big fans of TED talks and have whiled away many an evening being
Farm Urban at RE-WORK event: “The Future of Food”
Farm Urban were invited to participate in meeting about the Future of Food organised by RE-WORK in London last Tuesday. RE-WORK is “an all-female run events organising company that brings together breakthrough technology, cutting-edge science and entrepreneurship shaping the future
Farm Urban win the Duke of York Young Enterprise Award
We are incredibly honoured that Farm Urban have been awarded the prestigious Duke of York Young Enterprise Award. Paul from Farm Urban received the award from Prince Andrew at the award ceremony at Huddersfield University on Tuesday. We are grateful